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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.11 - False Statement in Permit Application

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A. If an application for a permit for
				movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle contains a false statement of a
				material fact, the Unit may deny that permit and any future permits to the
				permittee.
B. Procedures.
(1) If the Unit determines that an
				application contains a false statement of a material fact, the Unit shall
				notify the permittee by certified mail of its determination, the status of
				suspension from future permits, the duration of that suspension as provided in
				COMAR 11.04.01.10A, and
				the opportunity for appeal and to be heard.
(2) The permittee has 7 business days from
				receipt of the written notice of violation to file a written appeal to the
				Director, Office of Traffic and Safety, State Highway Administration. Only a
				written appeal filed within the time frame specified will be
				accepted.
(3) If an appeal is
				filed, the Director, Office of Traffic and Safety, shall review the entire
				record relating to any violation charged. If the appellant specifically
				requests a hearing, the Director, Office of Traffic and Safety, shall grant a
				hearing. If the appellant fails to appear at the hearing, the Director, Office
				of Traffic and Safety, may proceed by a review of the record.
(4) After reviewing the record and any
				evidence submitted at any hearing, the Director, Office of Traffic and Safety,
				shall affirm, amend, or reverse the decision of the Unit.
(5) The decision of the Director, Office of
				Traffic and Safety, is the final decision of the State Highway
				Administration.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.12 - Exceptional Hauling Permits

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The State Highway Administration may issue an exceptional
				  hauling permit in accordance with Transportation Article, §
									24-113.2, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.13 - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits

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A. The State Highway Administration may issue
				a Heavy Weight Port Corridor permit in accordance with Transportation Article,
				§
									24-113.3, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, and COMAR 11.04.17.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the State Highway
				Administration.
(1-1) "Authority" means the Maryland Transportation
				  Authority.
(1-2) "Authority highway" has the meaning stated in
				  Transportation Article, §
											21-1401, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(2)
				"Certified weights" means vehicle or axle weights that have been weighted on
				scales approved or accepted by the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of
				the Department of State Police.
(3)
				Construction Equipment.
(a) "Construction
				equipment" means equipment used to build, repair, replace, or maintain
				structures, transportation facilities, or infrastructure.
(b) "Construction equipment" includes, but is
				not limited to:
(i) Demolition;
(ii) Excavation;
(iii) Grading;
(iv) Digging;
(v) Stockpiling;
(vi) Erection; or
(vii) Placement of materials or
				supplies.
(4)
				Heavy Machinery.
(a) "Heavy machinery" means
				large stationery machinery transported on tractor-trailer combination
				vehicles.
(b) "Heavy machinery"
				includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Armored
				tanks;
(ii) Transformers;
(iii) Vessel tanks;
(iv) Girders;
(v) Compressors; and
(vi) Rotors.
(5) "Irreducible" means a vehicle
				configuration exceeding applicable size or weight limits which, if separated
				into smaller loads, would:
(a) Compromise the
				intended use of the vehicle, for example, make it unable to perform the
				function for which it was intended;
(b) Destroy the value of the load or vehicle,
				for example, make it unusable for its intended purpose; or
(c) Require more than 8 manhours to
				dismantle, using appropriate equipment.
(6) "Oversize" means dimensions of length,
				width, or height that exceed the limits allowed by Transportation Article,
				Title 24, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(7) "Overweight" means weights that exceed
				the limits allowed by Transportation Article, Title 24, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
(8) "Self-propelled
				vehicle" means a single unit vehicle containing the means for its own
				propulsion within itself.
(9)
				"Spacing" means the distance measured lengthwise and horizontally between axle
				center lines or the center lines of exterior axles within a group.
(10) "Special mobile equipment" means a
				vehicle that is not used primarily for highway transportation of people or
				property and is operated or moved on a highway only as an incident to its
				nonhighway use.
(11) "Unit" means
				the Hauling Permits Unit of the Motor Carrier Division, Office of Traffic and
				Safety, within the State Highway Administration, and is the Unit that issues
				permits for oversize and overweight vehicles.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.01-1 - Miscellaneous Conditions

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A. The
				conditions set forth in §§B-K of this regulation apply to each permit
				for an oversize or overweight vehicle.
B. Compliance.
(1) While making a move under the authority
				of any permit, the permittee or user shall comply with the vehicle laws of
				Maryland (except those general size and weight limits from which the permit
				authorizes departure), the regulations under COMAR 11.04.01-11.04.04,
				conditions, both general and specific, attached to the permit, and all updates
				posted on the Motor Carrier Division and CHART websites found at
				www.marylandroads.com.
(2)
				Notwithstanding any other provision of COMAR and absent an emergency
				declaration by the Governor, the Director, Office of Traffic and Safety may
				request and the Administrator may grant, reasonable exceptions of limited scope
				and duration to these conditions and any other requirements considered
				appropriate for reasons of public safety including, but not limited to,
				disaster relief outside the State and emergency response throughout the
				State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.02 - Costs and Damages for Which Permittee is Responsible

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A. The permittee is responsible for payment
				of each of the following items:
(1) All damage
				that the vehicle causes, either directly or indirectly, to any road surface,
				bridge, or other structure, whether maintained by the Administration or by
				another;
(2) The cost of all
				telegrams, express mail deliveries, or telephone calls made in connection with
				the permit;
(3) Any additional
				expense incurred by the Administration in connection with the permit or the
				move authorized by the permit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.03 - Safety

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A. When moving an
				oversize or overweight vehicle under the authority of a permit, the permittee
				or user shall ensure the safety and rights of the public.
B. Before crossing narrow bridges or
				traveling on narrow roads with equipment or a load extending over the center
				line of the road, the permittee or user shall make arrangements in advance, so
				that adequate flagpersons, escorts, or police are present to warn and direct
				approaching traffic.
C. Escort. The
				Unit, the Maryland State Police, or the Maryland Transportation Authority
				Police may require the permittee to provide one or more escort vehicles to
				accompany the oversize or overweight vehicle during its move.
D. Wide Load or Oversize Load Signs. If the
				vehicle, together with any load, exceeds 9 feet in width, the permittee shall
				display wide load or oversize load signs that conform to the specifications
				under COMAR
				11.04.04.01A, on
				the front and rear of the vehicle.
E. A permit vehicle shall maintain a 1/2 mile
				distance from another permit vehicle traveling in the same direction. Each
				permit vehicle with escort shall maintain a 1-mile distance from another
				escorted permit vehicle traveling in the same direction.
F. Turn signal flashing warning lamps may be
				used by the operator of a permit vehicle when the vehicle is traveling 20 miles
				per hour less than the posted speed limit.
G. To the greatest extent possible,
				permittees and users shall limit travel to the shortest practical route using
				interstate and State routes to reduce travel on secondary and local highways.
				In the case of exceptional hauling permits, permittees shall limit travel to
				State routes.
H. Notwithstanding
				any other provisions of COMAR 11.04.01-11.04.04, the Administration may include
				any conditions in a permit that are necessary to protect State highways and
				bridges or to maintain safety.
I.
				Road and Weather Conditions.
(1) The use of a
				permit is subject to favorable road and weather conditions.
(2) Travel is not allowed:
(a) On any highway when visibility is limited
				by atmospheric conditions or travel is made hazardous by weather or other
				conditions;
(b) When the surface of
				the highway is made hazardous by rain, sleet, snow, or ice, or movement is made
				hazardous by fog, flood, or wind.
(3) If a permitted vehicle is moving when
				inclement weather occurs, the driver shall proceed to a safe place off the
				roadway and park the vehicle until the weather clears.
(4) During inclement weather, police officers
				may require that the permitted vehicle be parked off the roadway until
				conditions warrant safe travel.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.04 - Limitations on Authority Conferred by Permit

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A. The authority conferred by any permit does
				not include authority to do any of the following:
(1) Move the oversize or overweight vehicle
				over any highway, bridge, or other structure under the jurisdiction of any
				county, municipality, or other entity (other than the Administration), except
				that a permit authorizes the permittee or user to cross the highway, bridge, or
				structure, after giving sufficient notice to the responsible authority and
				making proper arrangements with that authority for the crossing;
(2) Move the oversize or overweight vehicle
				over any railroad or railway track or right-of-way, at grade, except that a
				permit authorizes the permittee or user to cross the track or right-of-way at
				an established grade crossing, after giving sufficient notice to the local
				superintendent of the railroad or railway, or to the duly authorized
				representative of the superintendent, and making proper arrangements with the
				superintendent or the superintendent's representative for the
				crossing;
(3) Use or damage any
				private property;
(4) Disturb any
				wires, cables, traffic signs and signals, street lights, limbs of trees, signs,
				or other structures or appurtenances. If a proposed move is expected to disturb
				any of these structures, the permittee shall obtain permission from the owner
				of the structure and shall make any arrangements required by the owner to avoid
				damage to the structure, before the move is begun.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.05 - Movement on or Across Toll Facilities

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A. The
				following restrictions apply to the movement of any oversize or overweight
				vehicle on or through the following Authority highways:
(1) Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Thruway
				(I-895);
(2) Thomas J. Hatem
				Memorial Bridge (Susquehanna River Bridge, U.S. 40);
(3) Harry W. Nice Memorial/Thomas "Mac"
				Middleton Bridge (Potomac River Bridge, U.S. 301);
(4) William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge
				(Bay Bridge, U.S. 50/301);
(5)
				Francis Scott Key Bridge (MD 695);
(6) John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
				(I-95);
(7) Fort McHenry Tunnel
				(I-95);
(8) Intercounty Connector
				(MD 200); and
(9) Any other
				Authority highway operated by the Authority on which the permittee may travel.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.06 - Hours for Movement, in General

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A.
				The permittee or user may move an oversize or overweight vehicle during any
				daylight hours from 1/2 hour after sunrise to 1/2 hour before sunset, subject
				to the following restrictions.
B.
				Restrictions.
(1) A person may not move an
				oversize or overweight vehicle, even during daylight hours, on:
(a) Any Saturday after 12 noon;
(b) Any Sunday;
(c) Those holiday periods included on a list
				compiled by the Unit for each calendar year, available upon request from the
				Unit after December 15 of the preceding calendar year.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.07 - Emergency Movement

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A.
				Emergency Status.
(1) An emergency exists when
				there is a danger of:
(a) Loss of
				life;
(b) Serious bodily
				injury;
(c) Fire;
(d) Severe property damage;
(e) Hazardous material leakage; or
(f) Major interruption to the flow of traffic
				on any part of the State highway system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.02 - General Conditions for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.02.08 - Continuous Travel for Certain Special Mobile Equipment

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A. In this regulation:
(1) "Continuous travel" means travel allowed
				24 hours a day, 7 days a week, subject to the provisions on the permit and any
				attachments or updates listed on the Motor Carrier Division and CHART websites
				found at www.marylandroads.com, and subject to all regulations (except hours
				for movement) under COMAR 11.04.01 -11.04.04.
(2) "Qualifying special mobile equipment"
				means any self-propelled special mobile equipment as defined by Maryland
				Vehicle Law and reasonably determined by the Maryland State Police to be
				capable of complying with safety requirements applicable to class E (truck)
				vehicles.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.03 - Specific Conditions for Movement of Certain Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.03.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the State Highway
				Administration.
(2) "Excessive
				size" means an overall dimension of 16 feet or more in height, 16 feet or more
				in width, or 100 feet or more in length.
(3) "Excessive weight" means a gross vehicle
				weight exceeding 60 tons (120,000 pounds).
(3-1) "Massive weight" means a gross weight exceeding 250
				  tons (500,000 pounds).
(4)
				"Unit" means the Hauling Permits Unit of the Motor Carrier Division, Office of
				Traffic and Safety, within the State Highway Administration, and is the Unit
				that issues permits for oversize and overweight vehicles.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.03 - Specific Conditions for Movement of Certain Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.03.02 - Vehicles Over 45 Tons, Over 60 Tons (Excessive Weight), Over 250 Tons (Massive Weight), or of Excessive Size

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A.
				In addition to the general conditions under COMAR 11.04.02, specific conditions
				apply to certain permits as indicated.
B. Applications.
(1) Excessive Weight. A person applying for a
				permit to move a vehicle which together with its load exceeds 60 tons, but does
				not exceed 250 tons, gross weight shall submit an application a minimum of 10
				business days in advance of the proposed move to allow the Administration to
				complete any surveys, studies, or investigations necessary to determine an
				acceptable route and to determine any special conditions which should be
				included in the permit.
(1-1) Massive Weight. A person applying for a permit to move
				  a vehicle which together with its load exceeds 250 tons gross weight shall
				  submit an application a minimum of 30 business days in advance of the proposed
				  move to allow the Administration to complete any surveys, studies, or
				  investigations necessary to determine an acceptable route and to determine any
				  special conditions which should be included in the permit.
(2) Excessive Size. For the movement of any
				vehicle, which together with its load is of excessive size, a person shall
				submit an application a minimum of 2 working days before the proposed
				move.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.03 - Specific Conditions for Movement of Certain Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.03.03 - Steel-Rimmed Equipment

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A. The
				special requirements in §B of this regulation apply when any person moves
				heavy equipment having steel rims (steel wheels or tracks which would make
				contact with the road surface in the absence of protective devices) under its
				own power.
B. Special Requirements.
(1) If the gross weight of the equipment is
				more than 13 tons and less than 20 tons, the permittee shall move it on 2-inch
				thick timber mats at least 6 inches wider than the treads of the wheels or
				tracks of the equipment.
(2) If the
				gross weight of the equipment is 20 tons or more, the permittee shall move it
				on timber mats not less than 3 inches thick and at least 12 inches wider than
				the treads of the wheels or tracks of the equipment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.04 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles-Escort Vehicles, Signing, and Lighting › Section 11.04.04.01 - Signing

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A. When a permittee
				or user moves a permit vehicle that exceeds 9 feet in width on highways in the
				State, the permittee shall display, on the front and rear of the vehicle, wide
				load or oversize load signs conforming to the specifications in §B of this
				regulation.
B. Specifications.
(1) Permit Vehicle.
(a) A permit vehicle shall display the words
				"wide load" or "oversize load" in black letters not less than 10 inches high,
				with a brush stroke not less than 1 5/8 inches wide.
(b) The letters shall appear on a yellow
				background, 18 inches high and 7 feet wide.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.04 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles-Escort Vehicles, Signing, and Lighting › Section 11.04.04.02 - Escorts - General

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A. A permittee
				shall be required to provide one or more private escort vehicles for an
				oversize or overweight permit move as indicated in Regulation .03 of this
				chapter. A permit move may be a vehicle with a load including manufactured
				housing (mobile home or modular unit) or a vehicle alone.
B. Monitoring of the permit move by State
				Highway Administration personnel may be required as determined by the State
				Highway Administration.
C. An
				escort by uniformed police is required as indicated in Regulation .06 of this
				chapter.
D. The Maryland
				Transportation Authority may require that a permit vehicle be escorted while
				traveling a toll facility.
E.
				Escort Vehicle. An escort vehicle:
(1) May not
				escort more than one oversize or overweight vehicle or load; and
(2) Shall be:
(a) Behind an overlength vehicle or
				load;
(b) Behind an overwidth
				vehicle or load on a multilane highway; and
(c) In front of an overwidth vehicle or load
				on a two-lane highway.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.04 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles-Escort Vehicles, Signing, and Lighting › Section 11.04.04.03 - Private Escort - When Required

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A. One Escort. The permittee shall provide
				one escort vehicle for a permit move while it is traveling any highway in the
				State if the permit move is:
(1) More than 13
				feet wide, unless the load is a manufactured housing unit;
(2) More than 85 feet long;
(3) 14 feet 6 inches high or more (pole
				vehicle required);
(4) More than 60
				tons gross weight;
(5) Construction
				equipment over 12 feet wide traveling off the interstate system; or
(6) Traveling when weather or road conditions
				justify the requirement of one escort vehicle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.04 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles-Escort Vehicles, Signing, and Lighting › Section 11.04.04.04 - Private Escort - Equipment and Responsibilities

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A. Communication. All private escort drivers
				and the permit driver shall be equipped with a two-way radio. The drivers shall
				maintain constant communication except for intermittent interruptions which may
				be caused by the terrain or atmospheric conditions, or directed by posting as
				in blasting areas.
B. Lighting.
(1) A private escort vehicle shall have at
				least one oscillating or rotating roof light, yellow in color, at least 3
				inches in diameter and visible to the front and rear.
(2) Headlights of the escort and escorted
				vehicle shall be illuminated while conducting the move.
(3) Simultaneously flashing hazard warning
				lamps shall be used by the operator of a permit vehicle when the vehicle is
				traveling 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.04 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles-Escort Vehicles, Signing, and Lighting › Section 11.04.04.05 - Escorted Vehicles - General Restrictions

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A. A person may not move an escorted vehicle
				on the interstate system if the movement would constitute a special traffic
				hazard.
B. When escort is required,
				each permit vehicle requires its own escort.
C. Each permit vehicle with escort shall
				maintain a 1-mile distance from another escorted permit vehicle traveling in
				the same direction.
D. If traffic
				buildup behind a permit move becomes heavy (considered to be in excess of six
				cars including any escort), the entire move shall safely leave the roadway when
				there is sufficient room to do so to allow traffic to pass.
E. Convoying. A person, except a State or
				federal military authority or by special authorization of the Director, Office
				of Traffic and Safety, State Highway Administration, may not convoy or group
				vehicles which must be escorted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.04 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles-Escort Vehicles, Signing, and Lighting › Section 11.04.04.06 - Police Escort

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A. In addition
				to the private escort required under Regulation .03 of this chapter, the
				permittee shall also provide for police escort for certain permit
				moves.
B. The permittee shall
				provide for police escort for any permit move which is 16 feet wide or more or
				in excess of 75 tons gross weight.
C. The State Highway Administration Hauling
				Permits Unit may require police escort if:
(1) The permit move has a gross weight
				between 65 and 75 tons;
(2) Traffic
				will have to be diverted or stopped;
(3) The move will affect either:
(a) Two or more lanes of traffic on a highway
				having two or more lanes in one direction; or
(b) Both lanes of traffic on a highway having
				only one lane in each direction; or
(4) The circumstances are considered
				necessary for public safety.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.05 - Commercial-Industrial or Subdivision Street Permits (All Entrance Permits Other than Residential) › Section 11.04.05.01 - Authority

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A. Authority. The
				Annotated Code of Maryland grants to the Administration certain regulatory
				authority, including the right to limit the width and location of existing
				access points, the requirement that a temporary or permanent entrance from any
				commercial or industrial property may not be made into any highway except in
				accordance with a permit issued by the Administration, and the requirement that
				permits must be acquired from the Administration before working within and
				across a State highway. An application for a permit to construct a commercial
				entrance street intersection shall be filed with plans, performance surety, and
				any other items which may be required by the responsible parties or their
				authorized representative.
B. Who
				Shall Apply for a Permit. The following is a descriptive listing of some of the
				parties required to apply for a permit. It is to be used only as a guide and
				may not be construed as all-inclusive. The words "commercial", "industrial",
				and "subdivision", used singularly or collectively in the following text, shall
				include all entrances other than those for an individual residence:
(1) Owners, or their duly authorized
				representatives (developers, contractors, tenants, lessees, etc.), of land
				newly being developed commercially, industrially, or as a subdivision, all
				desiring access to a State highway;
(2) Parties desiring to establish a new
				public street intersection or modify an existing public street
				intersection;
(3) Parties desiring
				to change existing entrances or create new entrances into existing commercial
				or industrial facilities, and subdivisions;
(4) Parties desiring to modify, expand, or in
				any other manner make improvement to an existing facility, which will increase
				or change the type of vehicular generation or traffic pattern;
(5) Parties desiring to change use or
				occupancy of an existing facility;
(6) Parties owning, occupying, leasing, or
				using a commercial or industrial facility (which was in existence before 1957)
				that is not fully channelized in accordance to permits issued by the
				Administration and which is now deemed hazardous from the viewpoint of
				access;
(7) Parties desiring to do
				any work within or across the State highway right-of-way.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.05 - Commercial-Industrial or Subdivision Street Permits (All Entrance Permits Other than Residential) › Section 11.04.05.03 - Entrance Standards and Specifications

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A. All work and materials shall conform to
				Administration specifications, standards, and addenda current at the time of
				the permit grant.
B. All work is
				subject to Administration periodic inspection and final approval.
C. Entrance Location.
(1) The number and location of entrances
				which may be granted shall be based on usage, interior and exterior traffic
				patterns, and current design policy of the Administration.
(2) A maximum of two entrances may be allowed
				in the first 200 feet of frontage. For each additional 100 feet of frontage, a
				maximum of one entrance may be permitted, subject to the final determination of
				the Administration in order to promote highway safety. Regardless of frontage,
				a development may be restricted to a single entrance and exit
				location.
(3) Entrances shall
				adhere to the safety criteria for acceptable intersection or stopping sight
				distance conditions, or both, in accordance with current Administration
				standards and engineering practices.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.05 - Commercial-Industrial or Subdivision Street Permits (All Entrance Permits Other than Residential) › Section 11.04.05.04 - Subdivisions, Street Location, and Alignment Requirements

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A. Definitions.
(1) Roads or streets leading through a
				subdivision or development and making connection with a State or principal
				highway will be known under these regulations as "nonpreference
				roads".
(2) State highways or
				principal roads will be known as "preference roads".
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.05 - Commercial-Industrial or Subdivision Street Permits (All Entrance Permits Other than Residential) › Section 11.04.05.05 - Grade Requirements

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A. The
				gradients of intersecting streets should be as flat as possible on those
				sections that are to be used for storage space for stopped vehicles. Grades in
				excess of 2 percent may not be allowed on the landing grade (first 50 feet) of
				intersecting streets, unless otherwise approved by the Administration. This
				allows for a normal maximum grade break of 5 percent between the normal 2
				percent preference road cross slope and the profile grade of the nonpreference
				road. Grades beyond the landing grade shall be in accordance with currently
				accepted engineering practices, but may not exceed 6 percent. In all cases,
				appropriate cross slopes provide a maximum 2 percent cross slope for pedestrian
				mobility in a manner acceptable to the Administration.
B. The profile grade lines and cross sections
				on the nonpreference intersecting streets shall be designed to provide a smooth
				junction and proper drainage. Normally, the grade line of the major highway
				should be carried through the intersection, and that of the intersecting street
				should be adjusted to it.
C.
				Commercial entrances shall be guided by the criteria in §§A and B,
				above. A minimum 40-foot landing grade may not exceed 3 percent. For sites
				smaller than 1/2 acre and low traffic generators, grades up to 6 percent are
				allowed. An approved grade may not exceed 6 percent, with a maximum grade break
				of 8 percent allowed between the State highway and the entrance profile
				grade.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.05 - Commercial-Industrial or Subdivision Street Permits (All Entrance Permits Other than Residential) › Section 11.04.05.06 - General Information

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A. Plans
				for commercial sites should be submitted to the Administration for review after
				the developer takes an option or acquires title to the property. The
				Administration will review the tentative plans and inform the prospective
				developer whether or not the plans as submitted comply with the duly
				promulgated regulations of the State Highway Administration.
B. The permittee or owner is responsible for
				carrying storm water to an outfall in a manner acceptable to the State Highway
				Administration. Acceptable outfalls, and their associated contributing drainage
				facilities, shall meet the design criteria set forth by the Administration.
				Storm water management plans shall address, treat, and manage both on-site
				improvements and roadway improvements within State right of way to the
				Administration's satisfaction. In cases where the proposed site storm drainage
				facilities:
(1) Are not tied into existing
				highway drainage facilities, storm water management plans should be reviewed
				and approved by a county, a soil conservation district, or the State Water
				Resources Administration, or all of these. The discharge rate after development
				may not exceed the rate before development for the 2-, 10-, and, in some
				instances, the 100-year storm events. The State Highway Administration will
				institute legal proceedings upon being damaged by increased storm water runoff
				to recover any costs and to avoid recurrence.
(2) Connect to existing State facilities, the
				proposed storm water management plans shall be reviewed by the State Highway
				Administration following their approval by a county, a soil conservation
				district, or the State Water Resources Administration, or all of these. The
				State will review the proposed facilities based on the design-year storm of the
				existing State facilities. For example, State highway cross culvert outfalls
				will be analyzed using the functional classification storm, State side ditch
				outfalls on the 10-year storm, State longitudinal storm drain outfalls on the
				25-year storm, etc.
(3) All work
				occurring within a critical area shall require a review and approval by the
				Critical Area Commission (CAC), and such approval shall be provided to the
				Administration before the work begins.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.06 - Residential Entrance Permits › Section 11.04.06.02 - Standards and Specifications

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A.
				All work and materials shall conform to Administration construction
				specifications, standards, and addenda current at the time of the permit
				grant.
B. All work is subject to
				periodic inspection and final approval by the Administration.
C. The number and location of entrances which
				may be granted shall be based on usage, interior and exterior traffic patterns,
				and current design policy of the Administration.
D. Circular drives (ingress and egress point
				connected by a common driveway) require a minimum frontage of 100
				feet.
E. The minimum width of a
				residential entrance is 10 feet, and the maximum width is 20 feet, unless
				otherwise permitted by the district engineer. Any exception shall be made by a
				permit, signed by the district engineer.
F. Existing sidewalks, curb, and gutter
				disturbed by construction shall be replaced in kind to the alignment and grade
				specified by authorized Administration personnel in a manner acceptable to the
				Administration.
G. Positive
				drainage shall be maintained. Minimum pipe size is 18 inches or equivalent
				elliptical pipe. An end section or end walls, required by the resident
				maintenance engineer, shall be installed at the ends of the pipe. All pipes
				shall be State-approved or certified. Drainage pipes shall be located as far as
				practicable from the edge of a travelled lane to reduce the hazard to traffic.
				The minimum desirable distance is 30 feet. When pipe headwalls for other
				physical obstructions are placed within the clear zone, they shall be protected
				by guardrails or other appropriate barrier system.
H. Paving.
(1) Area with Existing Sidewalks and Concrete
				Curb and Gutter. Paving shall consist of 6 inches Portland cement concrete on a
				suitable subbase.
(2) Area Without
				Sidewalks and Concrete Curb and Gutter. Paving shall consist of 3-1/2 inches
				bituminous concrete (2 inch base, 1-1/2 inch surface) on 6 inches crusher run
				stone or 6 inches selected backfill. Variance to suit the conditions and locale
				may be made by a permit, signed by the district engineer.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.01 - Application

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These regulations apply to all welcome centers, rest areas,
				  scenic overlooks, roadside picnic areas, and other public use areas within
				  interstate and State highway rights-of-way, and shall be posted on the bulletin
				  board of each public use area.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.04 - Litter

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A. Picnic and
				travel litter may be disposed of only in the containers provided for that
				purpose.
B. Visitors are asked to
				use recycling containers where provided.
C. Litter, trash, or garbage from other
				sources may not be disposed of in rest area containers.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.05 - Fires

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Fires are permitted only in designated areas and containers.
				  The visitor shall extinguish all fires before leaving. Brush and forest fires
				  must be prevented. Visitors shall extinguish totally all cigars, cigarettes,
				  and matches.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.06 - Pets

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A. Pets shall be on
				leashes at all times. Except for service animals used by people with
				disabilities, pets are not permitted in buildings.
B. Water outlets may not be used to bathe
				pets.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.07 - Length of Time for Use

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Visitors may not use an area for more than 3 hours without a
				  permit from the caretaker or the Maryland State Police.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.08 - Commercial Vehicles

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Commercial vehicles may not use the areas for interchanging,
				  loading, unloading, servicing, or other commercial
				  activities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.09 - Unattended Vehicles

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Vehicles left unattended for more than 3 hours, without
				  permission of the Maryland State Police or the caretaker, will be towed away at
				  the expense and risk of the owner.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.12 - Firearms and Fireworks

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The display or discharge of firearms, pellet guns, B-B guns,
				  and fireworks of any kind is prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.14 - Blocking

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Interfering with or blocking any drive, path, walk, building,
				  or area is prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.16 - Vandalizing, Defacing, Misusing, or Damaging the Area

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Vandalizing, defacing, misusing, or damaging any man-made or
				  natural part of the area is prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.21 - Commercial Activities

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Unless duly authorized by the State Highway Administration,
				  the following commercial activities are prohibited:
A. Selling or advertising;
B. Posting notices or signs;
C. Hiring, leasing, or letting out
				merchandise;
D. Displaying or
				exhibiting merchandise.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.07 - Control and Use of Rest Areas › Section 11.04.07.22 - Administration Employee Witnessing Infraction

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A State Highway Administration employee or contractual
				  employee, who witnesses an infraction of these regulations, shall immediately
				  contact the Maryland State Police and request assistance, if the infraction
				  would not otherwise be reported or corrected.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.08 - Junkyard Licensing and Control › Section 11.04.08.02 - Responsibility

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The Section, under the direction of its designated chief, has
				  charge of the licensing of junkyards under the law, and conducts all
				  surveillance and enforcement activities under the law and the
				  regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.08 - Junkyard Licensing and Control › Section 11.04.08.03 - Junkyard License

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The following regulations govern the Section in licensing
				  existing and new junkyards under Transportation Article, Title 8, Subtitle 8,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland:
A.
				Application.
(1) An applicant for an initial
				or renewed junkyard license shall apply on a form furnished by the
				Section.
(2) Signature. The
				applicant or his duly authorized agent shall sign the application
				form.
(3) Attachments. The
				applicant shall attach to the completed application form all of the following:
(a) Plan drawings of the proposed new
				junkyard or addition to an existing junkyard, prepared on a scale no smaller
				than 50 feet = 1 inch, showing the following:
(i) The boundary lines of the proposed new
				junkyard or addition to the existing junkyard, the center line and the
				right-of-way lines to any interstate or primary highway in the vicinity, and
				the distances between the proposed junkyard or addition and the highway at
				appropriate points, and
(ii) The
				location and details of any proposed screening;
(b) A general location map;
(c) A permit or certificate from any local
				authority that has jurisdiction over the area where the junkyard is located and
				that has passed any zoning law or ordinance for the area, approving the
				location of the proposed junkyard or addition and indicating the zoning of that
				location.
(4) Approval
				for Expansion of Licensed Junkyard. A person proposing to expand a previously
				licensed junkyard need not submit the application form mentioned in this
				section, or the license fee mentioned in §C, of this regulation, but he
				shall submit the information specified in §A(3), of this
				regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.08 - Junkyard Licensing and Control › Section 11.04.08.04 - Screening

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The following requirements apply to all screening that is
				  designed to block the view of a junkyard from the main traveled way of an
				  interstate or primary highway.
A.
				General Requirements.
(1) When the Section
				requires screening as a condition to the issuance of a license, the junkyard
				owner or operator shall create an effective screen by planting, by the use of
				an architectural screen, or by a combination of the two.
(2) The screen shall block the view of the
				junkyard from any point on the main traveled way of any interstate or primary
				highway.
(3) Plantings and
				architectural screens shall be outside the highway right-of-way and shall be
				located or installed so as not to be a hazard to the traveling
				public.
(4) The junkyard owner or
				operator shall bear the cost of all plantings and architectural
				screens.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.08 - Junkyard Licensing and Control › Section 11.04.08.05 - Enforcement

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A. The
				Administration may take action, as follows, against a nonconforming or an
				illegal junkyard.
B. Action That
				May Be Taken.
(1) Nonconforming Junkyards. In
				addition to actions that the Administration is required to take against
				nonconforming junkyards by Transportation Article, §
										8-809, Annotated Code
				of Maryland, and in order to avoid the necessity of taking action under that
				section, the Administration may take one of the following actions against a
				nonconforming junkyard:
(a) If the junkyard is
				licensed, the Section may revoke its license;
(b) The Administration may recycle the junk
				in any nonconforming portion of the junkyard and then close that
				portion.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.09 - Bicycles › Section 11.04.09.01 - Smooth Surface

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A bike lane or shoulder shall be considered to have a smooth
				  surface if that surface has a texture equal to or better than the adjacent
				  roadway, and if the surface contains undulations which are no larger than the
				  adjacent roadway.