(Indianapolis, IN) - A local lawmaker will have a role to play in trying to make travel safer in Indiana.

 

State Senator Mike Bohacek of Michiana Shores is now a member of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation.  The committee, among other things, will take a look at how to prevent roadway fatalities and other driving safety issues.

 

Other tasks of the committee include the following:

 

·        Studing civil penalty assessments and the enforcement of overweight loads regarding their impact on state infrastructure;

·        Reviewing road and bridge renaming proposals; and

·        Advising the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles in approving new specialty license plates.

 

“Interim study committees provide lawmakers more time to hear from industry experts on topics that may directly impact legislation.   I'm looking forward to discussing and considering policy to help keep Hoosiers safe on our roadways and improve Indiana's infrastructure," Bohacek said.

 

Committee members will meet during the summer and fall to come up with recommendations that will be presented to the legislature next year.