N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 605.6 - Transportation of explosives and radioactive material
No vehicle shall enter the vehicular crossing if its load includes:
(a) Any Class A or B
explosives (other than special fireworks, including railway or track torpedoes,
not in excess of 10 pounds gross weight per vehicle) as defined by I.C.C.
regulations, or
(b) any radioactive
material including, but not limited to, radioisotopes, nuclear fissionable
material, reactor fuel rods, irradiated fuel rods, and radioactive ores,
residues, and wastes, except under the following conditions:
(1) Written permission must be obtained from
the authority at least two days before intended travel over the vehicular
crossing.
(2) If permission to use
the vehicular crossing is granted by the authority, passage may be made only on
the specific day and within such hours as are stipulated by the authority.
Vehicles and their loads requiring special handling will be subject to any and
all costs, in addition to the regular tolls, for such special handling.
Provided, however, common, contract and private carriers transporting
radioisotopes used for medical, industrial, agricultural, or research purposes;
natural uranium metal, depleted uranium, magnesium-thorium alloys in formed
shapes (not powered, and which shall contain not more than four per cent
nominal thorium 232); radium or radon sealed in needles, capsules, or similar
platinum-invidium or gold containers used for medical purposes; manufactured
articles other than liquids, containing radioactive material as component
parts, namely, clock and instrument dials, electronic tubes, test instruments,
X-ray machines; packaged, marked, labeled and limited as required by the I.C.C.
regulations in a properly placarded vehicle, may use the vehicular crossing
without prior notice or time restriction.
(3) Vehicles transporting Class A or B
explosives, or radioactive materials, their contents and shipping documents
shall be subject to inspection by a bridge employee prior to proceeding over
the vehicular crossing.
(4)
Operators of vehicles transporting Class A or B explosives, or radioactive
materials must comply with all orders, instructions and directives of a bridge
employee.
(5) Vehicles transporting
Class A or B explosives, or radioactive materials, whether halted or in motion,
must remain at least 300 feet from any vehicle traveling in the same direction
while crossing the bridge.
Notes
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