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Opening dialog on transportation issues
Agriculture partnerships may be bringing more awareness to transportation issues facing Illinois farmers. Duane Dahlman is a McHenry County grower in Northern Illinois who serves on the Illinois Soybean Association board. He tells Brownfield by bringing together ag groups and county engineers they hope to prioritize transportation road blocks for farmers.
“We obviously do not have the money to go out and build new bridges, nor are we legally able to do so.” He says, “All we can do is bring awareness and maybe focus a little attention on a few we would like to see worked on.”
Dahlman says open dialog helped repair one country bridge in Peoria County last year that was causing farmers a 30 mile reroute. Dahlman says agriculture is producing more and that means more weight and more stress on roads and bridges. Continuing discussions with influencers he says will help address issues impacting rural roads.
AUDIO: Interview with Duane Dahlman (4:31 mp3):
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