                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR HAULERS OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL (§ 46.2-1143.1)

The Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall
issue overweight permits for operation of certain vehicles hauling excavated
material from construction-related land-clearing operations. Permits shall be
issued under this section only for vehicles that have either (i) four axles with
more than 22 feet between the first and last axle of the vehicle or (ii) three
axles. Any vehicle operating under a permit issued pursuant to this section
shall have a gross weight of no more than 60,000 pounds for three-axle vehicles
and 70,000 pounds for four-axle vehicles, a single axle weight of no more than
20,000 pounds, tandem axle weight of no more than 40,000 pounds, and a tri-axle
grouping weight of no more than 50,000 pounds, with no single axle of such
tri-axle grouping exceeding the weight permitted for a single axle. The fee for
such permits shall be as provided in § 46.2-1140.1.
		No permit issued under this section shall authorize the operation of any
vehicle hauling excavated material for a distance of more than 25 miles from the
land-clearing operation. However, such permit shall not designate the route to
be traversed nor contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other
vehicles in their general use of the highways. Each vehicle, when loaded
according to the provisions of a permit issued under this section, shall be
operated at a reduced speed of 10 miles per hour slower than the legal speed
limit in 55, 45, and 35 miles per hour speed limit zones.
		For purposes of this section, the term &#8220;excavated material&#8221; shall
mean natural earth materials, which includes stumps, brush, leaves, soil, and
rocks, removed by any mechanized means.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 265; 2003, c. 314; 2012, c. 443.