Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 2520 - STATE TOLL HIGHWAY RULES › Subpart G - EMPLOYMENT › Appendix A - Rules and Regulations for Overweight and Overdimension Vehicles and Loads

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
I)
Over-weight Vehicles
A) Weight restrictions are based on the Illinois
				  Bridge Formula and are consistent with Section 15-111 of the Illinois Vehicle
				  Code.
B) The fee for a vehicle exceeding the limitations
				  of 625 ILCS 5/15-111 of the Illinois Vehicle Code by not more than 30% is
				  $35.
C) The fee for a vehicle exceeding the limitations
				  of 625 ILCS 5/15-111 of the Illinois Vehicle Code by more than 30% is
				  $150.
D) Requests for over-weight permits must be
				  submitted to the Tollway Permit Office one day ahead (except as noted in
				  subsection (I)(C)) of the date the vehicle is scheduled to travel on the
				  Tollway. Permits may also be obtained electronically using the internet.
E) Vehicles or equipment with weights or axle
				  spacing outside the restrictions shown in subsection (I)(A) may be approved but
				  must be analyzed on a case by case basis. This includes vehicles and equipment
				  operating under their own power, such as cranes, drill rigs, concrete pumps,
				  etc. These permits are issued provided the vehicle or object consists of one
				  object that cannot be reasonably disassembled or dismantled. A request for a
				  permit outside the weight restrictions in subsection (I)(A) must be submitted 3
				  days in advance of travel on the Tollway.
F) Vehicles must have an IDOT over-weight permit
				  number (see 92 Ill. Adm. Code 554) prior to requesting a Tollway over-weight
				  permit. A vehicle operated exclusively on the Toll Highway system in
				  conjunction with a Tollway improvement project does not require an IDOT
				  permit.
G) Over-weight vehicles with legal dimensions may
				  travel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
H) Equipment operated under its own power (cranes,
				  drill rigs, pumping equipment, aerial lifts, etc.) shall be issued one permit
				  for a round trip to one job site on the same day and over the same
				  route.
II)
Over-length Vehicles
A) Any vehicle that measures more than 100 feet in
				  length or any vehicle transporting a load that measures more than 80 feet in
				  length requires a permit based on the following requirements and
				  information:
1) Overall length of the vehicle and/or load,
				  including over-hang.
2) The over-dimensional vehicle or load must be
				  reasonably disassembled or dismantled. Multiple objects must be arranged side
				  by side or stacked to minimize the over-dimension.
3) The location where the vehicle will enter and
				  exit the Tollway.
B) Over-length vehicle permits are subject to
				  routing. Over-length permits must be requested one day in advance of traveling
				  on the Tollway by calling the Tollway Permit Office.
C) A permit fee of $15 is charged for vehicles
				  over 100 feet in length or loads over 80 feet in length.
D) Maximum vehicle length may determine the route
				  the vehicle is to travel. The vehicle may be required to use rear
				  steering.
E) Vehicles must have an IDOT over-dimension
				  permit (see 92 Ill. Adm. Code 554) prior to requesting a Tollway over-length
				  permit.
F) Escorts are required if the overall length
				  exceeds 110 feet.
III)
Over-width Vehicles
A) Vehicles exceeding 8 feet 6 inches but not more
				  than 12 feet in width may be transported on the Tollway with an over-width
				  permit.
B) The over-dimension vehicle or load must be
				  reasonably disassembled or dismantled. Multiple objects must be arranged side
				  by side or stacked to minimize the over-dimension.
C) Vehicles or loads exceeding 12 feet in width
				  are subject to special requirements and are reviewed and approved on a case by
				  case basis.
D) Over-width permits can be obtained at a toll
				  plaza or electronically using the internet. A permit fee of $15 is charged for
				  vehicles over 8 feet 6 inches in width. Permits to transport loads wider than
				  12 feet must be requested one day in advance by calling the Tollway Permit
				  Office.
E) The dimensions of over-width vehicles may be
				  restricted in construction areas.
IV)
Over-height Vehicles
A) Vehicles exceeding 13 feet 6 inches in height,
				  but not exceeding 14 feet 6 inches, are required to have an over-height
				  permit.
B) A permit fee of $15 is charged for vehicles
				  over 13 feet 6 inches in height. Over-height vehicle permits can be obtained at
				  toll plazas or electronically using the internet.
C) The absolute height for all vehicles is 14 feet
				  6 inches.
V)
Hours of Operation for Over-dimension
				  Vehicles
A) Vehicles with over-dimension permits are
				  restricted to the following hours of operation:
1) Monday through Saturday1/2 hour
				  before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
2)
				  Sunday1/2
				  hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon
B) Restrictions for Over-dimension Vehicles.
				  Over-dimension vehicles shall not be operated on the Tollway on the following
				  holidays:
1) New Year's Day
2) Memorial Day
3) Independence Day
4) Labor Day
5) Thanksgiving Day
6) Christmas Day
VI)
No Exemptions
No vehicles or equipment, including military
				  vehicles, construction vehicles, trailers with loads, equipment, machinery and
				  cranes used under contracts with the Tollway, IDOT, county, municipal or
				  township governments, utility companies or railroads are exempt from the
				  requirements of this Part.