Section R17-6-412. Highway-specific Restrictions, Requirements, Conditions, and Allowances

A.      The Department may temporarily prohibit operation of an oversize or overweight special permitted vehicle, or impose additional weight restrictions, requirements, conditions, or allowances, if safe transport on a highway under the Depart- ment’s jurisdiction is unavoidably affected by a temporary construction or maintenance project, incident, or emergency situation as indicated on the Department’s web site at www.az511.gov.

B.       The Department shall post to its web site at www.azdot.gov all updates to any temporary or permanent highway restrictions, requirements, conditions, or allowances affecting a route listed under Table 4 as appropriate for safe transport of an oversize or overweight vehicle or vehicle and load.

C.      A permittee and driver shall check the Department’s web site at www.azdot.gov daily for updates to any temporary or per- manent highway restrictions, requirements, conditions, or allowances affecting safe transport of an oversize or over- weight vehicle or vehicle and load on a route listed under Table 4.

D.      A permittee or driver of an oversize or overweight vehicle or load shall not access a route listed under Table 4 unless operat- ing in full compliance with all indicated permanent highway restrictions, requirements, conditions and allowances, includ- ing any additional instructions indicated on the special permit

issued by the Department.

E.       A permittee and driver shall additionally check daily for up-to- date information on traffic conditions, road closures, and restrictions by:

1.        Accessing the Department’s Traffic Operations Center online at www.az511.gov; or

2.        Contacting a highway project engineer at the ADOT dis- trict office identified on the Department’s web site at www.azdot.gov/Highways as responsible for oversight of the permittee’s applicable transport route.

F.       The information contained in Table 4 reflects highway restric- tions, requirements, conditions, and allowances applicable on the effective date of this Section. Real-time updates published as an addendum to Table 4 are posted by the Department to its web site at www.azdot.gov, the Arizona Central Commercial Permits office, and Class C Maintenance Permit Services. This information is critical for ensuring safe transport of an over- size or overweight vehicle or load and is subject to change as provided under this Section.

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).