Ariz. Admin. Code § 17-6-402

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R17-6-402 - Night and Weekend Transport

A. Except as provided under R17-6-210, R17-6-409, and subject to R17-6-412, Table 4, a permittee or driver of an oversize, overweight, or oversize and overweight envelope or special permitted vehicle that is ineligible for continuous travel under R17-6-205 or R17-6-401 due to excess width or height, may transport at night or on a weekend as provided under this Section, if the envelope or special permitted vehicle is:

1. Over 10 to 16 feet in width;

2. Over 14 feet 6 inches to 16 feet in height;

3. 120 feet or less in overall length; or

4. 250,000 pounds or less in overall weight.

B. Subject to all other time of movement restrictions provided under this Article, and unless further restricted under this Chapter, a permittee or driver of an envelope or special permitted vehicle described under subsection (A) may transport at night or on a Saturday or Sunday as follows:

1. On any non-holiday night or weekend;

2. Beginning at 3:00 a.m. until no later than one-half hour after sunset, exact daily times as defined under R17-6-101;

3. Using select routes authorized by the Department under R17-6-412, Table 4, for night and weekend transport, unless the Department:

a. Restricts operation on a highway; or

b. Grants alternate, permit-specific, hours of operation other than those listed under this subsection as a necessary condition for maintaining highway safety;

4. Operating in the rightmost lane of a multi-lane highway if indicated on the envelope or special permit, except to overtake and pass another vehicle; and

5. Maintaining a minimum distance of 2,000 feet from any other oversize or overweight vehicle, combination of vehicles, or vehicle and load combination traveling on the same highway in the same direction except when passing.

C. A permittee or driver of a vehicle or load transporting under this Section shall additionally ensure appropriate escort vehicle accompaniment and comply with all other applicable restrictions provided under Articles 3 and 4 of this Chapter.

D. Unless the Department requires additional escort vehicles under R17-6-306, R17-6-307, or R17-6-412, Table 4, a permittee or driver of an envelope or special permitted vehicle transporting under this Section shall ensure appropriate escort vehicle accompaniment from 3:00 a.m. until one-half hour before sunrise as follows:

1. Over 11 to 14 feet in width requires a rear escort;

2. Over 14 to 16 feet in width requires a front and rear escort; and

3. Over 15 feet in height requires a front escort with a height pole.

E. The Department may approve night and weekend transport under a class C special permit for a vehicle, combination of vehicles, or a vehicle and load combination exceeding a dimension provided under this Section, or R17-6-205, upon determining the exception to be in the best interest of public safety.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-402

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2486, effective September 7, 2013. Renumbered from R17-6-408 and amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 1264, effective 7/8/2022.