                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR CERTAIN TRUCKS OPERATED BY ELECTRIC UTILITIES (§
46.2-1145.1)

In addition to other permits provided for in this article, the Commissioner,
upon written application by an electric utility as defined in § 56-576, shall
issue a permit authorizing the electric utility&#8217;s operation of vehicles
used for the construction, operation, or maintenance of electrical facilities
and infrastructure upon the highway at gross weights exceeding those set forth
in § 46.2-1126. Permits issued hereunder shall specify that vehicles with two
axles may have a maximum gross weight of no more than 48,000 pounds and a single
axle weight of not more than 24,000 pounds and that vehicles with three axles
may have a maximum gross weight of not more than 60,000 pounds and a single axle
weight of not more than 24,000 pounds and a tandem axle weight of not more than
40,000 pounds.
		The fee for such permit shall be as provided in § 46.2-1140.1.
		The 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. However, no such permit shall authorize violation of any weight
limitation applicable to bridges or culverts, as promulgated and posted in
accordance with § 46.2-1130. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize
any extension of weight limits provided in § 46.2-1127 for operation on
interstate 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 on any highway with a speed
limit above 30 miles per hour.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 227.