Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-401 - General Highway Operations
A. Except as provided under
R17-6-205(B),
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 is eligible for continuous
travel, if the envelope or special permitted vehicle does not exceed any of the
following dimensions:
1. 10 feet in
width;
2. 14 feet 6 inches in
height;
3. 10 feet in length of
front overhang;
4. 10 feet in
length of rear overhang;
5. 120
feet in overall length; or
6.
250,000 pounds.
1. Operate no earlier than
one-half hour before sunrise and no later than one-half hour after sunset,
exact daily times as defined under
R17-6-101,
except as otherwise provided under this Article, or unless the Department
otherwise:
a. Restricts operation on a
highway,
b. Grants permit-specific
hours of operation other than those listed under this subsection as a necessary
condition of permit issuance to maintain highway safety; or
c. Grants route-specific allowances under
R17-6-412,
Table 4, for night and weekend transport under R17-6-402.
2. Operate 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
3. Maintain a minimum distance of 2,000 feet
from any other oversize or overweight envelope or special permitted vehicle
traveling on the same highway in the same direction except when
passing.
C. A driver of
an oversize or overweight vehicle or load shall not exceed the lower maximum
speed determined by either of the following:
1. A speed limit printed on an issued permit,
or
2. A highway-posted
vehicle-specific speed limit.
D. The Department may order an alternative
speed restriction to prevent:
1. Hazardous
traffic conditions, or
2. Damages
to a highway or highway feature.
1. Phone inquiry - dial 511,
or
2. Online inquiry - visit
www.az511.gov.
H. A
permittee or driver of an oversize or overweight envelope or special permitted
vehicle may additionally receive real-time alerts and critical information on
highway-specific conditions, closures, restrictions, and other requirements
temporarily or permanently affecting travel on a route listed under
R17-6-412,
Table 4, by accessing the Department's:
1.
Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT;
2.
ADOTAlerts mobile app, available free at ADOTAlerts.com, which can provide
critical information directly to all app users in an affected area where and
when a freeway closure or other major traffic event occurs, and where possible,
may provide advance warning of an alternate route designation;
3. Arizona Traveler Information System at
AZ511.gov; or
4. Automated phone
service by dialing 511.
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