Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 157-9-2 - Application for Permit2.1. An applicant for a special crossing permit must complete an application form developed by the Division of Highways and submit it to a Highways District Permit Clerk within the district wherein the road that will be crossed or traveled is located or where it originates if the route lies within two districts.2.2. The application must be accompanied by:2.2.a. A $500 application fee;2.2.b. A list of all vehicles or combinations of vehicles, including axle weights and spacings and gross vehicle weights, that will be moving on or crossing the highway for which the permit is requested. If a vehicle will be hauling various tonnages of loads, the maximum weights will be listed; and2.2.c. An estimate of the number of times per day that each listed vehicle or combination of vehicles will cross or travel the route.2.3. Prior to the issuance of the permit, the applicant must: 2.3.a. Agree, in writing, to pay the actual costs for any necessary upgrading or repair of the public highway, including any necessary traffic control, which the applicant seeks the permit to cross;2.3.b. Agree to post a bond in an amount of no less than $50,000, as recommended to and approved by the Commissioner of Highways;2.3.c. Furnish evidence of having at least the minimum amounts of insurance required of "West Virginia Division of Highways, Standard Specifications, Roads and Bridges, Adopted 2000", and supplements thereto;2.3.d. Agree, in writing, to pay for the restoration of the public highway to its original condition after the permit has expired. The original condition of the highway may be documented by the applicant and/or the Division of Highways by photography, video recording, or any other means acceptable to both parties.