To protect highways and save lives

To protect highways and save lives, President Zelenskiy signed a law Monday that sets stiff fines for overweight trucks. The fines are: 5% overweight — $20,000; 10-20% overweight — $40,000; and more than 20% overweight — $80,000. The new fines come after trucks were involved in three major accidents last weekend – in Kyiv, Odesa and Zhytomyr regions. A total of 21 people were killed and 15 injured. Next year, the government plans to spend more than $1 billion to rebuild highways.