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Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-080 - Emergency load restrictions for heavy vehicles

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(1)
When would the department implement
			 a load restriction?
Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  46.44.080, when the department determines
			 that an emergency road condition exists, a freeze thaw condition for example,
			 and that vehicles with gross tire loadings exceeding acceptable limits will
			 damage the highway or endanger other traffic using the highway, the department
			 shall without delay restrict or close that highway segment temporarily to all
			 vehicles or to a designated class of vehicle.
(2)
How will vehicle operators be
			 notified of the restrictions?
Signs will be erected at each end of the
			 closed/restricted highway segment, and at all intersecting state highways.
			 Depending upon conditions, one of the following signs will be in use:
(a)
EMERGENCY LOAD RESTRICTIONS
CONVENTIONAL TIRES
TUBELESS OR SPECIAL WITH .5 MARKING
Tire
Size
Gross Load
Each Tire
Tire
Size
Gross Load
Each Tire
7.00
1800 lbs.
8-22.5
2250 lbs.
7.50
2250 lbs.
9-22.5
2800 lbs.
8.25
2800 lbs.
10-22.5
3400 lbs.
9.00
3400 lbs.
11-22.5
4000 lbs.
10.00
4000 lbs.
11-24.5
4000 lbs.
11.00
4500 lbs.
12-22.5
4500 lbs.
12.00
12-24.5
and over
4500 lbs.
and over
4500 lbs.
(b)
SEVERE EMERGENCY LOAD RESTRICTIONS
CONVENTIONAL TIRES
TUBELESS OR SPECIAL WITH .5 MARKING
Tire
Size
Gross Load
Each Tire
Tire
Size
Gross Load
Each Tire
7.00
1800 lbs.
8-22.5
1800 lbs.
7.50
1800 lbs.
9-22.5
1900 lbs.
8.25
1900 lbs.
10-22.5
2250 lbs.
9.00
2250 lbs.
11-22.5
2750 lbs.
10.00
2750 lbs.
11-24.5
2750 lbs.
11.00
12-22.5
and over
3000 lbs.
and over
3000 lbs.
Note: The department recommends that carriers check the
				department's web site
www.wsdot.wa.gov/freight/mcs
for
				possible advance warning on road restrictions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-100 - Pilot/escort vehicle and operator requirements

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(1) A certified pilot/escort operator, acting
			 as a warning necessary to provide safety to the traveling public, must
			 accompany an extra-legal load when:
(a) The
			 vehicle(s) or load exceeds 11 feet in width: Two pilot/escort vehicles are
			 required on two lane highways, one in front and one at the rear.
(b) The vehicle(s) or load exceeds 14 feet in
			 width: One escort vehicle is required at the rear on multilane
			 highways.
(c) The vehicle(s) or
			 load exceeds 20 feet in width: Two pilot/escort vehicles are required on
			 multilane undivided highways, one in front and one at the rear.
(d) The trailer length, including load, of a
			 tractor/trailer combination exceeds 105 feet, or when the rear over hang of a
			 load measured from the center of the rear axle exceeds one-third of the trailer
			 length including load of a tractor/trailer or truck/trailer combination: One
			 pilot/escort vehicle is required at the rear on two-lane highways.
(e) The trailer length, including load, of a
			 tractor/trailer combination exceeds 125 feet: One pilot/escort vehicle is
			 required at the rear on multilane highways.
(f) The front overhang of a load measured
			 from the center of the front steer axle exceeds 20 feet: One pilot/escort
			 vehicle is required at the front on all two-lane highways.
(g) The rear overhang of a load on a single
			 unit vehicle, measured from the center of the rear axle, exceeds 20 feet: One
			 pilot/escort vehicle is required at the rear on two-lane highways.
(h) The height of the vehicle(s) or load
			 exceeds 14 feet six inches: One pilot/escort vehicle with height measuring
			 device (pole) is required at the front of the movement on all
			 highways.
(i) The vehicle(s) or
			 load exceeds 12 feet in width on a multilane highway and has a height that
			 requires a front pilot/escort vehicle: One rear pilot/escort vehicle is
			 required.
(j) The operator, using
			 rearview mirrors, cannot see 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle or vehicle
			 combination when measured from either side of the edge of the load or last
			 vehicle in the combination, whichever is larger: One pilot/escort vehicle is
			 required at the rear on all highways.
(k) In the opinion of the department, a
			 pilot/escort vehicle(s) is necessary to protect the traveling public.
			 Assignments of this nature must be authorized through the department's
			 administrator for commercial vehicle services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-120 - Transport of extra-legal manufactured housing

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(1)
How many vehicles can be combined
			 in the move of a manufactured home?
The vehicle combination is limited
			 to two vehicles, a towing unit, sometimes referred to as a "toter," and the
			 semi-trailer designed housing unit.
(2)
What are the dimensional limits of
			 the combination?
While the overall combination is not limited by
			 dimension, the following limits are established:
(a)
Length:
The length of the
			 manufactured housing unit may not exceed seventy-five feet, including the
			 length of the tongue.
(i) The department's
			 administrator for commercial vehicle services, or designee, is authorized to
			 issue permits, on an individual basis, authorizing the transport of a unit when
			 the length exceeds that specified in (a) of this subsection, but the housing
			 unit will not exceed eighty feet in length, including the length of the
			 tongue.
(ii) In issuing permits
			 under this rule, the administrator will determine the following:
(A) The safety of other highway users will
			 not be impaired; and
(B) The
			 adjacent states, through which the manufactured home may be transported, must
			 also authorize the movement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-155 - Safety equipment for special permit moves

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In addition to any codified vehicle safety requirements,
				what other safety equipment may be required on a special permit move?
The following items may be required on a vehicle or vehicle combination making
				a move under special permit:
(1)
Brakes.
(a) Braking equipment
			 must comply with the performance and maintenance requirements of
			 RCW
			  46.37.360, unless specifically stated on the
			 special permit.
(b) A special
			 permit will not be issued to a vehicle "in tow" of another vehicle without
			 brakes unless a three-axle truck or truck-tractor with a minimum unladen weight
			 of fifteen thousand pounds is employed as the power unit. The power unit must
			 also have sufficient power and brakes to control the towed unit at all
			 times.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-265 - Tow trucks-Permitting for oversize/overweight

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(1)
What classes of tow trucks are
			 eligible for special permits?
Special permits may be issued to Class B and Class C tow
				trucks, including Class E tow trucks with either a Class B or Class C
				rating.
(2)
What is
			 the duration of a special permit issued to tow trucks?
The special permit issued specifically to tow trucks is an
				annual permit from date of purchase.
(3)
Are there size and weight
			 limitations and/or requirements to the special permit for tow trucks?
Permit limits and/or requirements are categorized as
				follows:
(a)
Weight of tow
			 truck:
Maximum weights for tow trucks are as follows:
(i) All classes of tow trucks must conform to
			 RCW
			  46.44.041 when towing a disabled unit by draw
			 bar or tow chain method.
(ii) When
			 any portion of the weight of the disabled unit rests upon a Class B, C or E
			 (with B or C rating) tow truck; the weight must not exceed:
(A) Six hundred pounds per inch width of tire
			 up to twenty-two thousand pounds per single axle; or
(B) Forty-three thousand pounds per tandem
			 axle set; or
(C) The weight allowed
			 for axle groups per formula in
			 RCW
			  46.44.091(1).
(iii) The tow truck steer axle
			 must carry sufficient weight to maintain safe operation.
(iv) A Class B tow truck steer axle must
			 carry a minimum of three thousand pounds at all times.
(v) A Class C tow vehicle steer axle must
			 carry a minimum of three thousand five hundred pounds at all times.
(vi) A Class E tow truck with B or C rating
			 must meet the requirement for minimum steer axle load for the rating.
(vii) The special permit does not allow a tow
			 truck to exceed legal weight limits when not in tow or haul status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-280 - Retractable axles

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(1)
What
			 criteria must a retractable axle meet in order to carry the weight provided in
			 RCW
			  46.44.041?
The retractable axle must
			 meet three criteria:
(a) The retractable axle
			 must have a manufacturer's rating of at least eight thousand pounds. The weight
			 carried on the axle must not exceed the design load capacity as indicated by an
			 attached data plate or written certification from the vendor/manufacturer;
			 and
(b) The weight carried per tire
			 must not exceed the lesser of manufacturer's rating or five hundred pounds (six
			 hundred when operating under a special permit for overweight) per inch width of
			 tire as described in
			 RCW
			  46.44.042; and
(c) The axle must be self-steering.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-360 - Building/house moves

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(1)
Are there
			 special requirements for the movement of a house/building that is not defined
			 as a manufactured house or modular building?
The department's regional
			 administrator, or designee, must approve an application for movement of
			 buildings or houses exceeding sixteen feet wide on two lane roads, or twenty
			 feet on multilane roads with a median barrier.
(2)
Is there a limit to the distance a
			 building/house can move?
A building/house that exceeds the dimensions in
			 subsection (1) of this section is limited to a distance of five miles.
			 Additional consecutive five-mile permits will not be issued to exceed the
			 five-mile limitation. The regional administrator, or designee, may grant an
			 exemption if the special permit applicant can justify the move as in the public
			 interest or as the avoidance of extreme hardship. Justification will generally
			 require independent documented evidence, to include, but not be limited to:
(a) Cost, equity and sales data;
(b) Historic significance;
(c) Public benefit; or
(d) National defense.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-405 - Superloads

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(1)
What are the criteria that defines
			 a superload in Washington state?
A superload is any nondivisible load
			 that exceeds two hundred thousand pounds and/or exceeds outside dimensions of
			 sixteen feet in height, or sixteen feet in width or have a trailing unit(s)
			 plus load in excess of one hundred twenty-five feet in length.
(2)
Will a special permit applicant
			 need to provide additional lead-time for processing the superload
			 application?
Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  46.44.091(5), applicants
			 attempting to move loads in excess of two hundred thousand pounds must submit
			 their application at least thirty calendar days in advance of the proposed
			 move. Applicants that are attempting to move a load that does not meet the
			 weight criteria for a superload but does meet the dimensional criteria must
			 submit their application at least seven calendar days before the proposed move.
			 All applications must be submitted in written form. Electronic submissions are
			 considered as written format. These lead-times are necessary to allow the
			 department sufficient time to perform an analysis of pavements and structures
			 that would be affected by the proposed move.
(3)
Are there requirements for
			 additional information to accompany the standard application form?
All,
			 or selections from, the following information may be required as part of the
			 standard application:
(a) Documentation that
			 the move is in the public interest and that an alternative method of transport
			 is not feasible.
(b) A schematic or
			 photograph of the item to be moved, including an explanation of why it cannot
			 be moved in smaller pieces.
(c) A
			 schematic of the loaded vehicle(s), including axle loadings, axle spacings
			 (measured from the center of each axle), tire sizes, number of tires per axle,
			 and the proposed height, length and width of the configuration.
(d) A traffic control plan depicting the
			 route and specific procedures to be followed to provide safe movement along the
			 route, including:
(i) Identified locations
			 where anticipated traffic delays will occur and where the delays can be allowed
			 to clear;
(ii) Description of any
			 lane restrictions;
(iii) How
			 pilot/escort vehicles and flag persons will be used;
(iv) Arrangements for the movement of
			 overhead obstacles;
(v)
			 Identification of railroad crossings and contact information, including a
			 pretrip analysis of each crossing to assure vehicle(s) will clear the
			 grade;
(vi) Provisions for
			 emergency vehicles to navigate around the configuration; and
(vii) Contact information for on-call
			 services in case of mechanical failure (i.e., need to replace tow vehicle
			 during movement).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-420 - Bridge restrictions

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(1)
What
			 is the difference between posted bridges and restricted bridges, and how do
			 they apply to legal and extra-legal vehicles?
(a)
Posted bridges:
The
			 department performs periodic inspections and evaluates the capacity to carry
			 loads on all bridges on state highways. Bridges that are identified as unable
			 to safely carry vehicles with legal weight, per
			 RCW
			  46.44.041, must be posted (signed) with the
			 maximum weight limits. Applications for extra-legal weight moves that exceed a
			 posted bridge limit on the requested route will be returned to the applicant by
			 the department. The applicant may change the vehicle configuration to comply
			 with the posted limit or change the proposed route. Vehicles that exceed the
			 posted load limit must not cross the bridge.
(b)
Restricted bridges:
Most
			 bridges on state highways can safely carry legal vehicle weights, per
			 RCW
			  46.44.041; however, some bridges may not be
			 capable of carrying extra-legal weights, provided for in
			 RCW
			  46.44.091. The department, based on periodic
			 inspections and evaluations, may determine that a vehicle cannot safely cross a
			 bridge at extra-legal weights. As a result, the department must restrict axle
			 weights on the identified bridges. These restrictions are not posted on the
			 bridge, but are disclosed to the special permit applicant during the permitting
			 process. Applications that exceed a bridge restriction on the requested route
			 are returned to the applicant by the department. The applicant may change the
			 vehicle configuration to comply with the restriction or change the proposed
			 route. Vehicles with extra-legal weight authorized by special permit must
			 comply with any bridge restriction noted on the permit. A violation of any
			 restriction will cause the special permit to become null and void.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-425 - Permitting for emergency responses

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(1)
What constitutes an emergency?
The term "emergency," as used in
			 this section, shall mean an event or set of circumstances that meet the
			 following criteria:
(a) Demand immediate
			 action to preserve public health, protect life, protect public property, or to
			 provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by such occurrences;
			 or
(b) Reaches such a degree of
			 destructiveness as to warrant the governor declaring a "state of emergency."
Notification will normally come to the department from the
				public agency responsible for responding to the emergency, but may also be made
				by a utility or railroad entity when applying for a permit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-38 - Vehicle size and weight-Highway restrictions-Equipment › Section 468-38-435 - Federal weight increases on the interstate system

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(1)
Are there
			 any weight exemptions for natural gas engines or electric battery
			 vehicles?
Yes, for the interstate system and no more than one mile access
				to and from the interstate system, natural gas vehicles or electric battery
				vehicles, if operated by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas or electric
				batteries, may exceed vehicle weight limits set in
				RCW
				 46.44.041 up to 2,000 pounds with a maximum
				gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds. The increase in weight shall equal the
				difference between:
(a) The weight of
			 the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by
			 that vehicle; and
(b) The weight of
			 a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-46 - Transit vehicle stop zones › Section 468-46-010 - Engineering and traffic investigation of request for transit vehicle stop zone

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When requesting a transit vehicle stop zone outside of any
				incorporated city or town, the public transit agency shall be responsible for
				conducting a field review to evaluate accessibility to the proposed location.
				When the requested location is within the roadway, the transit agency shall
				have a policy for in-lane stops that addresses safety and operational issues.
				Upon receipt of a request from a public transit authority for approval of a
				transit vehicle stop zone outside of any incorporated city or town, the
				department of transportation shall assess the sight distance at the proposed
				location.
Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order
				  10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-46-010, filed 12/20/78.
				  Formerly WAC 252-34-01001.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-46 - Transit vehicle stop zones › Section 468-46-020 - Secretary of transportation or designee to approve transit vehicle stop zones

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The secretary of transportation or any assistant secretary or
				district engineer to whom the secretary has delegated the authority, may
				approve a transit vehicle stop zone that conforms to WAC
				468-46-010 or where the secretary
				deems the circumstances warrant such exceptions.
Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order
				  10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-46-020, filed 12/20/78.
				  Formerly WAC 252-34-02001.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-46 - Transit vehicle stop zones › Section 468-46-030 - Transit vehicle stop symbol sign

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A transit vehicle stop (bus stop) symbol sign shall be
				installed at each approved location with the cost to be the obligation of the
				transit authority.
Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order
				  10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-46-030, filed 12/20/78.
				  Formerly WAC 252-34-030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-46 - Transit vehicle stop zones › Section 468-46-040 - Advance transit vehicle stop symbol sign

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The department of transportation shall install at its own
				expense in advance of each approved transit vehicle stop zone where the transit
				vehicle is not visible for a distance of 500 feet an advance warning sign
				consistent with the manual on uniform traffic control devices, (chapter 468-95
				WAC).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.61.560,
				  47.36.030,
				  47.36.050 and
				  47.36.053. 83-07-025 (Order 76),
				  § 468-46-040, filed 3/14/83. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151.
				  79-01-033 (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), §
				  468-46-040, filed 12/20/78. Formerly WAC
				  252-34-040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-46 - Transit vehicle stop zones › Section 468-46-050 - Transit vehicle warning lights at stop zone

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While stopped on the roadway at approved transit vehicle stop
				zones for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers each transit
				vehicle shall be so equipped and the driver thereof shall activate the four-way
				warning lights as specified by
				RCW
				 46.37.210(4).
Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order
				  10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-46-050, filed 12/20/78.
				  Formerly WAC 252-34-050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-46 - Transit vehicle stop zones › Section 468-46-060 - Elimination of transit vehicle stop zones (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order
				  10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-46-060, filed 12/20/78.
				  Formerly WAC 252-34-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-48 - Highway corridor and alignment authority › Section 468-48-010 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions of
				the terms shall apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Department" means the Washington state
			 department of transportation.
(2)
			 "Route" means a statutory designated state highway, being a new highway or
			 existing highway with new alignment, and is laid out as running to or by way of
			 certain designated points, without specifying the particular way to be followed
			 to or by way of such points. Each route may contain one or more
			 corridors.
(3) "Corridor" means one
			 of several general paths a highway can take to satisfy the route requirements
			 and has one or more specific alignment alternatives. A corridor can include, as
			 a whole or in part, any existing state highway facility, county highway
			 facility, city street, new alignments or any combination of these.
(4) "Alignment" means the specific path a
			 highway will take between two designated points within a corridor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 94-14-065, § 468-48-010,
				  filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-48 - Highway corridor and alignment authority › Section 468-48-020 - Selection of corridors and alignments for highway facilities

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The secretary of transportation is hereby delegated the
				commission's authority to conduct all hearings and adopt a specific highway
				corridor whenever the general route has been designated but there are several
				alternatives within that route. The secretary is further delegated the
				authority of the commission contained in
				RCW
				 47.28.010.
Nothing herein shall be construed as to restrict the ability of
				the department to select specific alignments and design elements within the
				corridor as part of the design process.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 94-14-065, § 468-48-020,
				  filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-010 - Purpose

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This chapter is adopted for use by the Washington state
				department of transportation to implement chapter 47.50 RCW for the regulation
				and control of vehicular access and connection points of ingress to, and egress
				from, the state highway system within unincorporated areas that are under the
				jurisdiction of the Washington state department of transportation. However,
				this chapter and chapter 468-52 WAC may be used, as a default, by cities that
				are the permitting authorities if they have not adopted an enacting ordinance
				as required under chapter 47.50 RCW.
This chapter describes the connection permit application
				process and procedures, including a preapplication conceptual review process,
				and requirements for closure of unpermitted and nonconforming connections to
				the state highway system.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-010, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-010, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-050 - Conceptual review

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Prior to filing a connection permit application and prior to
				receipt of development approval, all permit applicants, but in particular those
				applying for Category II and Category III connections, are strongly encouraged
				to request, in writing, a conceptual review of the site plan and proposed
				connection locations with the department and other local governmental agencies
				as appropriate. The purpose of the conceptual review is to expedite the overall
				review process by establishing the permit category, number, type, and general
				location of connections to the property early in the planning stages of a
				proposed development or a proposed significant change in property site use, or
				to determine that the connection as requested cannot be permitted. The
				conceptual review does not constitute final department approval of the location
				and design of the connection. If deemed appropriate, especially on the more
				complex proposals, the department shall establish the date for a conceptual
				review meeting to be held within two weeks of the receipt of the written
				request unless a later date is requested by the applicant. If a meeting is
				scheduled, representatives of the local governmental land use planning
				authority will be invited to attend. Within four weeks following the conceptual
				review meeting, or receipt of the request if no meeting is scheduled, the
				department will provide the applicant written notice of the department's
				conceptual review findings, provided all needed information to complete the
				review has been received from the applicant. These findings are nonbinding on
				the department and the developer. Additional detailed information received
				during the application process, changes in the proposed development, or changes
				in the existing or planned operational characteristics of the state highway
				system may necessitate modifications of the connections agreed to in the
				conceptual approval. The conceptual review findings can be used by the
				developer in the site plan review/approval process with the local government
				having jurisdiction over the development as indicating coordination of
				connection location, quantity, and design with the department and of
				preliminary department findings on the proposed connections.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-050, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-070 - Fees and surety bond

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(1) Fee
			 structure. The following nonrefundable fee structure is established for
			 department application processing, review, and inspection. Full payment of base
			 fees must accompany the permit application. Due to the potential complexity of
			 Category II and Category III connection proposals, and required mitigation
			 measures that may involve construction on the state highway, the department may
			 require a developer agreement in addition to the connection permit. The
			 developer agreement may include, but is not limited to: Plans; specifications;
			 maintenance requirements; bonding requirements; inspection requirements;
			 division of costs by the parties, where applicable; and provisions for payment
			 by the applicant of actual costs incurred by the department in the review and
			 administration of the applicant's proposal that exceed the required base fees
			 in the following schedule:
(a)
Category I base fees for one connection.
(i)
Field (agricultural), forest lands, utility operation
							 and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . ..
$50
(ii)
Residential dwelling units (up to 10) utilizing a
							 single connection point . . . . . . . . . . ..
$50
per dwelling unit
(iii)
Other, with 100 AWDVTE or less . . . . . . . . . . ..
$500
(iv)
Fee per additional connection
point . . . . . . . . . . ..
$50
(b)
Category II base fees for one connection.
(i)
Less than 1,000 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . ..
$1,000
(ii)
1,000 to 1,500 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . ..
$1,500
(iii)
Fee per additional connection
point . . . . . . . . . . ..
$250
(c)
Category III base fees for one connection.
(i)
1,500 to 2,500 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . ..
$2,500
(ii)
Over 2,500 AWDVTE . . . . . . . . . . ..
$4,000
(iii)
Fee per additional connection
point . . . . . . . . . . ..
$1,000
(d)
Category IV base fee per
connection . . . . . . . . . . ..
$100
(2)
			 Surety bond. Prior to the beginning of construction of any connection, the
			 department may require the permit holder to provide a surety bond as specified
			 in WAC 468-34-020(3).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-070, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-070, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-100 - Nonconforming connection permits

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The department may issue a permit for a connection not meeting
				department location and spacing criteria standards if it finds that a
				conforming connection is not attainable at the time of the permit application
				submittal and that denial would leave the property without a reasonable access
				to the public road system. The department may issue a connection permit
				requiring a legally enforceable joint-use connection when determined to be in
				the best interest of the state for restoring or maintaining the operational
				efficiency and safety of the state highway. Nonconforming connection permits
				shall specify conditions or limits including:
(1) Traffic volume. The maximum vehicular
			 usage of the connection shall be specified in the permit.
(2) Future alternate access. The permit shall
			 specify that a conforming connection be constructed when future alternate means
			 of access become available, and that the nonconforming connection be
			 removed.
(3) Users. The permit
			 shall specify the properties to be served by the connection; and any other
			 conditions as necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 47.50
			 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-100, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-100, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-105 - Variance connection permits

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Variance permits may be issued, at the discretion of the
				department, for certain connections not meeting the access classification
				location and spacing or that exceed the number of connections allowed by the
				standards adopted for a particular highway segment. These permits may be
				allowed if conditions warrant and are demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
				department by a traffic analysis, signed and sealed by a qualified professional
				engineer who is registered in accordance with
				chapter
				18.43 RCW, which is
				included with the connection permit application. The variance permit will
				remain in effect unless a new permit is required due to changes in property
				site use in compliance with WAC
				468-51-110 or unless permit
				modification, revocation, or closure of the variance permitted connection is
				required as provided for in WAC
				468-51-120. The department may
				issue a connection permit requiring a legally enforceable joint-use connection
				when it is determined to be in the best interest of the state for restoring or
				maintaining the operational efficiency and safety of the state highway.
				Variance connection permits shall specify conditions or limits including, but
				not limited to:
(1)
Traffic
			 volume.
The maximum vehicular usage of the connection shall be specified
			 in the permit.
(2)
Users.
The permit shall specify the properties to be served by the
			 connection, and any other conditions as necessary to carry out the provisions
			 of chapter 47.50 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-105, filed 2/25/99, effective
				  3/28/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-110 - Changes in property site use

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The connection permit is issued to the permit holder for a
				particular type of land use generating specific projected traffic volumes at
				the final stage of proposed development. Any changes made in the use, intensity
				of development, type of traffic, or traffic flow of the property requires the
				permit holder, his or her assignee, or property owner to contact the department
				to determine if further analysis is needed to determine if the change is
				significant and would require a new permit and modifications to the connection.
				An engineering study, signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered
				in accordance with
				chapter
				18.43 RCW, may be required
				to document the extent of the change. If modification of the existing
				connection is required, based on a significant change as determined by the
				department, the permit holder, his or her assignee, or the property owner shall
				obtain a new permit prior to the initiation of any on-site construction to the
				connection or to the property.
(1)
			 Significant change. A significant change is one that would cause a change in
			 the category of the connection permit or one that causes an operational,
			 safety, or maintenance problem on the state highway system based on objective
			 engineering criteria or available accident data. Such data shall be provided to
			 the property owner and/or permit holder and tenant upon written
			 request.
(2) Notification. Failure
			 to contact the department to determine the need for connection modifications or
			 to apply for a new permit for such modifications prior to initiation of
			 property improvements, land use changes or traffic flow alteration actions
			 shall result in notification to the property owner and/or permit holder and
			 tenant of intent to revoke the existing permit and closure of the connection to
			 the property.
(3) Costs. The permit
			 holder is responsible for all costs associated with connection removal,
			 relocation, or modification caused by increased or altered traffic flows
			 necessitated by changes to facilities, use, or to the nature of the business on
			 the property.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-110, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-110, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-120 - Permit modification, revocation, closure of permitted connections

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(1) Revocation criteria. All connection
			 permits issued by the department prior to the effective date of this chapter
			 remain valid until revoked. The department may initiate an action to revoke any
			 permit if significant changes have occurred in the use, design, or traffic flow
			 of the property or of the state highway, requiring the relocation, alteration,
			 or closure of the connection; if the connection was not constructed at the
			 location or to the design specified in the permit; if the permit provisions
			 were not met; or if the connection causes a safety, maintenance, or operational
			 problem on the state highway system. The process to be followed by the
			 department in the revocation of permits shall be consistent with the
			 requirements of
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW and WAC
			 468-51-150. The notification
			 process is as follows:
(a) Notification,
			 correction of deficiencies. The department shall serve notice, in accordance
			 with rules adopted in compliance with
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW, to the permit
			 holder, permit holder's successors or assigns, or property owner with a copy to
			 the occupant, for any connection found to be in noncompliance with the
			 conditions of the permit or this chapter. The notice will identify and request
			 that the deficiencies be corrected within thirty days of service of the notice.
			 The notice shall further advise that the department's determination of
			 noncompliance or deficiencies shall become final and conclusive thirty calendar
			 days following service of the notice unless the violations are corrected or an
			 adjudicative proceeding in compliance with
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW and WAC
			 468-51-150 is requested by the
			 permit holder, permit holder's successor or assigns, or the property
			 owner.
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(1) Application.
			 Any person who has standing to challenge the denial of a permit application in
			 compliance with WAC
			 468-51-080; a permit with
			 conditions in compliance with WAC
			 468-51-080; a notice of permit
			 modification, revocation, or closure of permitted connection in compliance with
			 WAC 468-51-120; or notice of closure
			 of an unpermitted connection in compliance with WAC
			 468-51-130 may apply for an
			 adjudicative proceeding on the matter in compliance with
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW, rules adopted
			 thereunder, and department rules within thirty days of the date the initial
			 determination of the department is sent by certified mail.
(2) Conduct. Thereafter, and within the times
			 set forth by
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW, rules adopted
			 thereunder, and department rules, the department shall convene an adjudicative
			 proceeding. The proceeding shall be conducted in compliance with
			 chapter
			 34.05 RCW, rules adopted
			 thereunder, and department rules.
(3) Failure to apply. Failure to apply for an
			 adjudicative proceeding within the times set forth in subsection (1) of this
			 section shall result in the adoption of the department's initial determination
			 as its final determination.
(4)
			 Failure to participate. Failure to attend or otherwise participate in an
			 adjudicative proceeding may result in a finding of default.
(5) Reasonableness of access. The department
			 in its regulation of connections in compliance with chapter 47.50 RCW and these
			 regulations shall allow reasonable access. If the department's final order
			 denies reasonable access, the appellant shall be entitled to just compensation
			 in compliance with
			 RCW
			  47.50.010(5). Access which
			 is not reasonable is not compensable.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-150, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-150, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-52 - Highway access management - Access control classification system and standards › Section 468-52-010 - Purpose

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This chapter is adopted in accordance with chapter 47.50 RCW
				for the implementation of an access control classification system and standards
				for the regulation and control of vehicular ingress to, and egress from the
				state highway system.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 93-03-033
				  (Order 135), § 468-52-010, filed 1/13/93, effective
				  2/13/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-52 - Highway access management - Access control classification system and standards › Section 468-52-030 - General

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The connection and intersection spacing distances specified in
				this chapter are minimums. Greater distances may be required by the department
				on individual permits issued in accordance with chapter 468-51 WAC to provide
				desirable traffic operational and safety characteristics. If greater distances
				are required, the department will document, as part of the response to a
				connection permit application in compliance with chapter 468-51 WAC, the
				reasons, based on traffic engineering principles, that such greater distances
				are required. Nonconforming permits may be issued in accordance with chapter
				468-51 WAC allowing for less than minimum spacing where no other reasonable
				access exists, or a variance connection permit may be issued where it can be
				substantiated by a traffic analysis, to the satisfaction of the department,
				through the permit application process that allowing less than the minimum
				spacing or more than the maximum number of connections, would not adversely
				affect the desired function of the state highway in accordance with the
				assigned access classification, and would not adversely affect the safety,
				maintenance or operation of the state highway.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-035 (Order
				  188), § 468-52-030, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 93-03-033
				  (Order 135), § 468-52-030, filed 1/13/93, effective
				  2/13/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-52 - Highway access management - Access control classification system and standards › Section 468-52-060 - Assignment of access control classifications to highway segments

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The assignment of an access control classification to all
				controlled access segments of the state highway system shall be the
				responsibility of the department. The process to be followed in assigning the
				classifications is as follows:
(1)
			 Defining segments. The determination of the length and termini of segments
			 shall be the responsibility of the department working in cooperation with the
			 Regional Transportation Planning Organizations, Metropolitan Planning
			 Organizations, and the appropriate local governmental entities.
(a) Segments of highways to be assigned to a
			 particular access control classification shall be defined by the department in
			 cooperation with local governments. The length and termini of segments shall
			 take into consideration the mobility and access needs of the traveling public,
			 the access needs of the existing and proposed land use abutting the highway
			 segment, and the existing and desired mobility characteristics of the roadway.
			 The number of classification changes occurring along a particular highway shall
			 be minimized to provide highway system continuity, uniformity, and integrity to
			 the maximum extent feasible. The segments shall not necessarily be confined by
			 local jurisdictional boundaries. Points of transition between classifications
			 along a particular route should be located on boundaries, or coincident with
			 identifiable physical features.