Section R17-6-406. Holiday Transport Restriction

A.      Except as provided under R17-6-414, this Section applies to an oversize or overweight special permitted vehicle or load with a dimension of more than:

1.        10 feet in width,

2.        14 feet 6 inches in height,

3.        3 feet in length of front overhang,

4.        10 feet in length of rear overhang, or

5.        120 feet in overall length.

B.       A permittee or driver shall not transport an oversize or over- weight vehicle or load described under subsection (A) in Ari- zona on the following holidays:

1.        New Year’s Day,

2.        Memorial Day,

3.        Independence Day,

4.        Labor Day,

5.        Thanksgiving Day, or

6.        Christmas Day.

C.      A restriction on transport for a holiday listed under subsection

(B) also includes days before and after a holiday as follows:

1.        When a holiday occurs on a Friday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Thursday and may resume the following Monday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Monday at 3:00 a.m. if night transport is allowed under R17-6-409;

2.        When a holiday occurs on a Saturday, transport shall stop

at 12 noon on the preceding Thursday and may resume the following Monday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Monday at 3:00 a.m. if night transport is allowed under R17-6-409;

3.        When a holiday occurs on a Sunday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Friday and may resume the following Tuesday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Tuesday at 3:00 a.m. if night transport is allowed under R17-6-409;

4.        When a holiday occurs on a Monday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Friday and may resume the following Tuesday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Tuesday at 3:00 a.m. if night transport is allowed under R17-6-409; and

5.        When a holiday occurs on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the day before the holiday and may resume the day after the holi- day at one-half hour before sunrise, or the day after the holiday at 3:00 a.m. if night transport is allowed under R17-6-409.

D.      The Department may approve holiday transport under a class C special permit for a vehicle and load combination exceeding a dimension provided under subsection (A), upon determining the exception to be in the best interest of public safety.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2486, effective September 7,

2013 (Supp. 13-3).