Chapter 314
2010 -- S 3009
Enacted 06/25/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS
Introduced By: Senators Doyle, and McBurney
Date Introduced: June 09, 2010
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31-25 of the General Laws entitled
"Size, Weight, and Load
Limits" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following section:
31-25-27.6.
Weight restrictions on Route
(a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross
weight exceeding four (4) tons,
except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to
travel on Route 15 (
from
(b) The director of
the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit
access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The following
vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: any
commercial vehicle whose designation is anywhere, either on or
off the roads stated in subsection
(a) of this section, any and
all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, marked school administration
vehicles and delivery vehicles whose destination is addressed
on the parkway.
(d) Any commercial
registered motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four
(4) tons, shall be prohibited
from traveling the routes stated in subsection (a) as a through route.
Signs will be posted by the department of transportation
stating "Local Deliveries Only – No
Through Trucking – Four (4) Ton
Weight Limit."
(e) Violations of
this section shall be a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense,
not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each and
every subsequent offense.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC02923
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