2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-1142.1 - Extensions of overweight limits authorized under { 46.2-1142 for vehicles used to haul concrete; ...

46.2-1142.1. Extensions of overweight limits authorized under 46.2-1142for vehicles used to haul concrete; fees.

Owners or operators of vehicles used exclusively to haul concrete may applyfor permits to extend the single axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, thetandem axle weight limit of 40,000 pounds, the four axle weight of 70,000pounds, the tri-axle grouping weight of 50,000 pounds, and the three-axleweight of 60,000 pounds provided for in 46.2-1142, by the percentages andupon payment of the fees set forth in this section:

PercentageFeeforPermit
1%$35
275
3115
4160
5200

Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the dateof issuance. No permit issued under this section shall authorize violation ofany weight limitation, promulgated and posted in accordance with 46.2-1130,applicable to bridges or culverts. Permits issued under this section shallauthorize extensions of the limitation provided for in 46.2-1128 forvehicles operating on interstate highways only to the extent that any suchextension (i) is not inconsistent with federal law and (ii) will notjeopardize or require the withholding or reduction of federal transportationfunding otherwise available to the Commonwealth or any of its politicalsubdivisions.

The Commissioner shall make the permit available to vehicles registeredoutside the Commonwealth under the same conditions and restrictions which areapplicable to vehicles registered within the Commonwealth. The Commissionermay promulgate regulations governing such permits. Except as provided in thissection and 46.2-1142, no weights in excess of those authorized by lawshall be tolerated.

(1990, c. 195; 1997, c. 283; 2000, c. 265; 2001, cc. 822, 857.)