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The permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed routing has been conducted by the Department of Transportation to assess the ability of the roads and structures to be traversed to sustain the equipment’s size and weight. Such permit shall designate the route to be traversed and contain restrictions or conditions regarding the specialized construction equipment’s operation across structures. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 70<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229093,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76864,"identifier":"46.2-1149.7","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1149.7","url":"\/46.2-1149.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1149.7\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1149.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Specialized construction equipment; permits; engineering analysis; costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1149.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purpose of this section, “specialized construction equipment<\/span>” means (i) rubber-tracked, or tracked when protective matting is used, self-propelled equipment being used in highway<\/span> maintenance and construction projects and (ii) tracked, self-propelled equipment being used in emergency operations, including snow removal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span>, upon written application made by the owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> of specialized construction equipment<\/span>, may issue<\/span> a single trip or multi-trip permit allowing such equipment to be driven across structures maintained by the Department<\/span> of Transportation within, or to gain access to, a highway<\/span> construction or maintenance work zone of the Department<\/span> of Transportation, as defined in the most recent version of the Department<\/span> of Transportation’s Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, or to access any road or structure maintained by the Department<\/span> of Transportation when needed by the Department<\/span> for snow removal or other emergency operations. The permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed routing has been conducted by the Department<\/span> of Transportation to assess the ability of the roads and structures to be traversed to sustain<\/span> the equipment’s size and weight. Such permit shall designate the route to be traversed and contain restrictions or conditions regarding the specialized construction equipment<\/span>’s operation across structures. The fee for a permit issued under this section shall be based on the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering analysis, not to exceed three hours. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIALIZED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; PERMITS; ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; COSTS (\u00a7\n46.2-1149.7)\n\nA. For the purpose of this section, “specialized construction\nequipment” means (i) rubber-tracked, or tracked when protective matting is\nused, self-propelled equipment being used in highway maintenance and\nconstruction projects and (ii) tracked, self-propelled equipment being used in\nemergency operations, including snow removal.\n\nB. The Commissioner of Highways, upon written application made by the owner or\noperator of specialized construction equipment, may issue a single trip or\nmulti-trip permit allowing such equipment to be driven across structures\nmaintained by the Department of Transportation within, or to gain access to, a\nhighway construction or maintenance work zone of the Department of\nTransportation, as defined in the most recent version of the Department of\nTransportation’s Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, or to access any\nroad or structure maintained by the Department of Transportation when needed by\nthe Department for snow removal or other emergency operations. The permits shall\nbe issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed routing has been\nconducted by the Department of Transportation to assess the ability of the roads\nand structures to be traversed to sustain the equipment’s size and weight.\nSuch permit shall designate the route to be traversed and contain restrictions\nor conditions regarding the specialized construction equipment’s operation\nacross structures. The fee for a permit issued under this section shall be based\non the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering analysis, not\nto exceed three hours.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 70.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}