Or. Admin. Code § 734-082-0021

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 734-082-0021 - Days of Travel and Peak Traffic Hour Restrictions

(1) Except as provided in section (2) and (3) of this rule or by verbal authorization as described in OAR 734-082-0080, or as authorized by a road authority exercising its permitting powers under ORS 818.200,movement of an oversize vehicle or load is subject to the time of travel restrictions described on Attachment H, revised September 2015, which is included with a Division 82 permit.

(2) When responding to a fire under the invocation of the Emergency Conflagration Act ordered by the Governor or their designee, pursuant to ORS 476.510 through 476.610, permitted moves of equipment between fire locations or returning to the place of origin is not subject to weekend or holiday restrictions as described in Attachment H, revised September 2015.

(3) Annual permits may be issued to the Oregon Department of Forestry, authorizing oversize movement at all hours on all routes shown on Group Map 1, revised January 2018, when operating in support of fire suppression operations or returning from such operations with the following provisions:

(a) Overwidth loads must comply with pilot vehicle requirements as shown on Attachment 82A, revised June 2016, at all hours, except as described in subsection(b) of this rule;

(b) Movement during daylight hours for widths up to 10 feet is allowed on purple routes on Route Map 2, revised August 2014, without pilot vehicles, when operating as an emergency vehicle and with required emergency lighting;

(c) Oregon Department of Forestry staff must ensure there are no road or bridge restrictions on the route, prior to movement.

(4) The Chief Engineer and the Administrator of the Commerce and Compliance Division may both impose or alter time of travel restrictions. These may be necessary to prevent conflict with highway construction or repair projects or to cope with local or seasonal traffic conditions.

Or. Admin. Code § 734-082-0021

HWY 17-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-28-90; HWY 2-1992, f. & cert. ef. 2-18-92; HWY 11-1992, f. & cert. ef. 9-16-92; HWY 5-1997, f. & cert. ef. 5-9-97; TO 7-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-20-98; TO 3-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-11-00; TO 8-2002, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-02; HWD 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-06; HWD 6-2006, f. & cert. ef. 11-15-06; HWD 10-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-30-11 thru 3-21-12; HWD 2-2012, f. & cert. ef. 1-27-12; HWD 3-2019, amend filed 07/19/2019, effective 7/19/2019; HWD 38-2020, minor correction filed 05/28/2020, effective 5/28/2020

Attachments referenced are available from the agency.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 818.220 & 823.011

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 818.220 & 818.225