Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-403 - Holiday Transport Restriction

A. Except as provided under subsection (D) of this Section, R17-6-210, R17-6-409, or while operating under the emergency operation provisions in R17-6-112, a permittee or driver of an oversize, overweight, or oversize and overweight envelope or special permitted vehicle is subject to the holiday transport restrictions provided under this Section if the vehicle or load exceeds any of the following dimensions:

1. 10 feet in width, (11 feet in width for specialty equipment under R17-6-205(B) );

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.

B. A permittee or driver of an oversize, overweight, or oversize and overweight envelope or special permitted vehicle described under subsection (A) shall not transport on the following holidays:

1. New Year's Day,

2. Memorial Day,

3. Independence Day,

4. Labor Day,

5. Thanksgiving Day, or

6. Christmas Day.

C. The transport restriction for a holiday listed under subsection (B) shall also include days before and after the holiday as follows:

1. When a holiday occurs on a Friday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Thursday and may resume the following Monday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Monday at 3:00 a.m. if eligible for night transport under R17-6-402;

2. When a holiday occurs on a Saturday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Thursday and may resume the following Monday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Monday at 3:00 a.m. if eligible for night transport under R17-6-402;

3. When a holiday occurs on a Sunday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Friday and may resume the following Tuesday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Tuesday at 3:00 a.m. if eligible for night transport under R17-6-402;

4. When a holiday occurs on a Monday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the preceding Friday and may resume the following Tuesday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Tuesday at 3:00 a.m. if eligible for night transport under R17-6-402; and

5. When a holiday occurs on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, transport shall stop at 12 noon on the day before the holiday and may resume the day after the holiday at one-half hour before sunrise, or the day after the holiday at 3:00 a.m. if eligible for night transport under R17-6-402.

D. The Department may approve holiday transport under a class C special permit for a vehicle, combination of vehicles, or a vehicle and load combination exceeding a dimension provided under subsection (A), upon determining the exception to be in the best interest of public safety.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-403

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 R17-6-406 and amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 1264, effective 7/8/2022.