Virginia Administrative Code › Title 24 - TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 82 - OVERLOAD AND HAULING PERMITS REGULATION › Part III - Hauling Permit Requirements › Section 24VAC20-82-70 - Additional analysis requirements for exceptional or unusual loads

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
				  For loads with gross vehicle weights over 400,000 pounds, a schematic of the
				  vehicle providing detail of the loading the vehicle will impose must be
				  submitted with the permit application for VDOT's use. The schematic must
				  include the longitudinal spacing between all axles and the transverse
				  dimensions of all tires and all spacing between each tire along the axle. For
				  vehicles with different tire configurations on multiple axles, all unique axle
				  configurations must be included. An example vehicle schematic is available in
				  the Virginia Hauling Permits Manual available from DMV.
B. The requirement for additional analysis
				  may also be extended to vehicles with gross weights less than 400,000 pounds
				  for unusual vehicle or structure characteristics as determined by VDOT in its
				  sole discretion.
C. For loads with
				  gross vehicle weights over 750,000 pounds, VDOT will require the permit
				  applicant to retain an engineer licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia to
				  complete an engineering analysis of all structures to be crossed by the vehicle
				  on the permitted route. This requirement may apply for loads with gross vehicle
				  weights between 500,000 and 750,000 pounds at VDOT's sole discretion. This
				  requirement may also be extended to vehicles with smaller gross weights as
				  needed (i) for unusual vehicle or structure characteristics as determined by
				  VDOT, or (ii) in cases where multiple routes and or vehicles are requested to
				  be evaluated for the same load.
D.
				  The permit applicant's engineer must execute and submit a Critical
				  Infrastructure Information / Sensitive Security Information (CII/SSI)
				  nondisclosure form before VDOT will release the safety inspection reports and
				  bridge plans necessary to complete the analysis. A meeting with VDOT's
				  engineers before beginning the analysis is strongly encouraged.
E. VDOT in its sole discretion may require
				  that pre-travel and post-travel inspections be completed for any structures
				  along the permitted route to assess for and capture any damage to VDOT's
				  inventory. When inspections are determined to be required, VDOT will also
				  require a surety bond to be posted. The value of the surety, as determined
				  solely by VDOT, will be commensurate with the cost to perform major repairs or
				  replace affected portions of VDOT's inventory along the permitted
				  route.
F. VDOT review and approval
				  of any independent analysis is required before DMV will issue any permit.
				  VDOT's determination is final.
G.
				  The amount of time required to process a permit will be commensurate with the
				  volume and complexity of the analysis required.
Statutory Authority: § 46.2-203 of the Code of
						Virginia.