Section 17 AAC 25.320 - Permits for oversize or overweight vehicles(a) The department will issue a permit authorizing the movement of a vehicle or load of a size or weight exceeding the limitations specified in this chapter if the department determines that(1) the overweight vehicle or load is a non-divisible vehicle or load; or(2) each of the following requirements is met: (A) the state's best interests are served by the permit;(B) the usefulness of the highways traveled is not diminished;(C) the safety of other users is not compromised;(D) the traveling public will not be unreasonably inconvenienced.(b) As conditions for a permit issued under (a)(1) or (2) of this section, the department may establish time limitations for movement, designate routes, limit the number of trips, or otherwise restrict the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles and loads. The movement of permitted oversize or overweight vehicles or loads must comply with the conditions of the permit and the requirements for towing vehicles, pilot cars, warning signs and lights, hours of darkness, and other safety considerations specified in the department's Administrative Permit Manual: Oversize and Overweight Permits, revised as of April 2023 and adopted by reference. Click here to view image
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(c) Subject to its determination that the requirements listed in (a)(2)(A) - (D) of this section are met, the department will, in a permit issued under (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, authorize movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle or load over an extended period of up to one year. However, in a permit issued under (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, the department will not authorize movement over an extended period for any of the following vehicles: (1) vehicles or loads over 10 feet 6 inches wide under 17 AAC 25.012(a);(2) vehicles or loads over 15 feet high, other than vehicles or loads exempt under 17 AAC 25.012(b);(3) vehicles or loads over 17 feet high operating between the Fox Weigh Station and Prudhoe Bay on the Dalton and Elliott Highways;(4) vehicles or loads that exceed legal length under this chapter;(5) vehicles or loads with an overhang that exceeds 10 feet;(6) vehicles or loads that exceed 125 percent of legal weight under this chapter.(d) Issuance of a permit does not relieve the vehicle operating under the permit from the requirement of 17 AAC 25.310.(e) If a vehicle operating under a permit breaks down to a degree that roadside repairs are impractical or impossible, a similar vehicle may be substituted for the vehicle described in the permit if the substitute vehicle is validly registered under AS 28.10 and if the substitution does not materially alter the conditions listed on the original application for the permit. The driver, owner, or lessee shall report a substitution at the nearest weigh station along the route of travel or to the division's commercial vehicle customer service center.(f) The department may deny a permit to a person who has incurred three or more violations under AS 45.75.380(a)(10) or (11) during the 90-day period immediately preceding the date the person submits the permit application.Eff. 10/7/2001, Register 160; am 11/16/2004, Register 172; am 12/31/2006, Register 180; am 12/30/2010, Register 196; am 4/12/2013, Register 206; am 11/26/2015, Register 216, January 2016; am 12/6/2018, Register 228, January 2019; am 4/4/2020, Register 234, April 2020; am 1/11/2024, Register 249, April 2024Copies of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' Administrative Permit Manual: Oversize and Overweight Permits, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 25.320, are available for inspection at the offices of the Department of Transportation I and Public Facilities, Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance, 11900 Industry Way, Building M, Suite 2, Anchorage, Alaska 99515, or may be viewed at http://dot.alaska.gov/mscve/.
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance, Commercial Vehicle Customer Service Center is located at 11900 Industry Way, Building M, Suite 2, Anchorage, Alaska, telephone: 907-365-1200.
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AS 45.75.050