49-1004A. NEW SPECIAL ROUTE DESIGNATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2021] (1) Notwithstanding the provision on the addition or deletion of approved routes in section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code, the department may designate routes within its jurisdiction for operation of vehicle combinations with a legal maximum gross weight of at least one hundred five thousand five hundred one (105,501) pounds but not exceeding one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, utilizing criteria established by the department based upon road and bridge structural integrity engineering standards, as well as public safety engineering standards. Any routes approved by the department shall be included in the statewide route map provided for in section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code, entitled "Designated Routes up to 129K."
(2) For all requests that new routes be designated for travel by vehicle combinations with a maximum gross weight of up to one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, the department shall analyze the safety and feasibility of adding such routes within the department’s jurisdiction.
(3) Prior to designating, modifying, or deleting a designation of a route under this section, the department shall publish notice and conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed designation.
49-1004A. NEW SPECIAL ROUTE DESIGNATIONS. [EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2021] (1) Notwithstanding the provision on the addition or deletion of approved routes in section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code, the authority having jurisdiction may designate routes within its jurisdiction for operation of vehicle combinations with a legal maximum gross weight of at least one hundred five thousand five hundred one (105,501) pounds but not exceeding one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, utilizing criteria established by the board based upon road and bridge structural integrity engineering standards, as well as public safety engineering standards. If the authority having jurisdiction designates routes as provided in this section, its governing board shall issue an annual special permit authorizing travel on such designated routes for such travel. Any routes approved by the authority having jurisdiction shall be included in the map provided for in section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code.
(2) For all requests that new routes be designated for travel by vehicle combinations with a maximum gross weight of up to one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, the authority having jurisdiction shall analyze the safety and feasibility of adding such routes.
(3) Nothing in this section shall limit the exclusive jurisdiction of a local authority in its discretion to decline to designate, to revoke, or to modify an existing designation, or to place limits upon the designation of, highways within its jurisdiction that it determines hereunder to have public safety concerns or limited structural capacity of pavement, bridges, or other appurtenances. Prior to designating or modifying a designation of a route under this section, a local authority shall publish notice and conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed designation.
History:
[49-1004A, added 2013, ch. 206, sec. 1, p. 493; am. 2013, ch. 351, sec. 1, p. 952; am. 2019, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 582; new section added 2019, ch. 180, sec. 4, p. 582.]
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