| Chapter 192 |
| 2021 -- S 0051 Enacted 07/08/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD LIMITS -- MIDDLETOWN |
Introduced By: Senator Louis P. DiPalma |
| Date Introduced: January 19, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-25-27.10 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-25 entitled "Size, |
| Weight, and Load Limits" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-25-27.10. Weight restrictions on Forest Avenue -- Middletown Weight restrictions |
| on Forest Avenue and Turner Road -- Middletown. |
| (a) The operation of through commercial vehicles on Forest Avenue and Turner Road is |
| prohibited. |
| (b) For purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle or |
| combination of vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle: |
| (1) Has a gross combination weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) |
| or more, or a towed unit with a gross vehicle rating of more than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) |
| or more, or has a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or |
| more; or |
| (2) Is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers including the driver; or |
| (3) Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with |
| 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, as it may be revised from time to time. |
| (c) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the use of such streets or highways by: |
| (1) Any fire truck, town public works department truck, police vehicle, ambulance, school |
| bus, bus serving the area, or other motor truck using such streets or highways in any emergency or |
| engaged in delivering goods, wares, merchandising or materials to or from any residence, building |
| or lot within the town bordering on such streets or highways; or |
| (2) Any farm vehicle as defined in § 31-1-8, which is registered with farm plates pursuant |
| to § 31-3-31. |
| (d) In all instances where motor vehicle traffic is restricted or prohibited under this section, |
| the town administrator is directed to cause signs to be erected on such streets or highways giving |
| notice of such, in accordance with the manual on uniform traffic control devices. |
| (e) Any driver who operates a commercial vehicle in contravention of this section shall be |
| subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a first violation, fifty dollars |
| ($50.00) for a second violation, and not less than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125), but no |
| more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation. |
| SECTION 3(2). This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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