Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 603 - TRANSPORTATION CABINET › Chapter 5 - Traffic › Section 603 KAR 5:071 - Bus dimension limits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				189.221,
				189.222,
				189.265,
				281.735,
				23 C.F.R. Part 658
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				189.222 authorizes the Secretary of
				Transportation to increase the dimension limits prescribed in
				KRS
				189.221 for vehicles operated on designated
				state maintained highways or portions thereof up to specified limits if the
				increase is justified by the safety of the designated highways.
				KRS
				189.222(6)(b) authorizes the
				Secretary of Transportation to increase the width limit for vehicles on the
				Federal Aid Highway System and the State Parkway System when authorized by
				federal law or laws or regulations up to a specified limit.
				KRS
				189.265 establishes length and width limits
				for buses and authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to increase the width
				limits of motor buses, except for those operated by transit authorities created
				pursuant to KRS Chapter 96A, on state maintained highways if the increase is
				justified by the width of the designated highways.
				KRS
				281.735(3) establishes a
				width limit for city and suburban buses and authorizes the Secretary of
				Transportation to increase the width limit on state maintained highways for all
				other buses only as provided by law. Federal regulation 23 CFR Part 658
				requires the establishment of a system of roads both state maintained and
				locally maintained over which motor vehicles with increased dimensions are
				allowed to operate. This administrative regulation is adopted to set the
				maximum dimension limits for buses.
Section
			 1. Except as provided in Sections 2 and 3 of this administrative
			 regulation the maximum dimensions for buses having a seating capacity of ten
			 (10) or more, including the driver, operated on any state maintained highway
			 shall be as set forth in
			 KRS
			 189.265.
Section 2. Buses which do not exceed a width
			 of 102 inches (2.5925 meters), exclusive of any required safety equipment and
			 tire bulge due to load, may be operated on those highways designated for the
			 operation of motor vehicle with increased dimensions by Section 5 of
			 603 KAR
			 5:070.
Section
			 3. Buses which are allowed the increased width under the authority
			 of Section 2 of this administrative regulation shall be allowed to operate
			 within five (5) driving miles (8.05 kilometers) on state maintained highways
			 from the designated routes for the purpose of attaining reasonable access to
			 terminals; facilities for food, lodging, and rest; facilities for fuel and
			 repairs; and points of loading and unloading of passengers and
			 freight.
Section 4. Buses which are
			 allowed the increased width under the authority of Section 2 of this
			 administrative regulation shall be allowed to operate within one (1) driving
			 mile (1.61 kilometers) on locally maintained highways from the designated
			 routes for the purpose of attaining reasonable access to terminals; facilities
			 for food, lodging, and rest; facilities for fuel and repairs; and points of
			 loading and unloading of passengers and freight.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  189.221,
				  189.222,
				  189.265,
				  281.735,
				  23 C.F.R. Part 658