CHAPTER 78
H.P. 400 - L.D. 521
Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Submit Proposed Legislation Permitting Limited Application of Canadian Highway Weight Standards
Sec. 1. Department of Transportation directed to submit legislation to allow Canadian weight standards on Route 1 from Canadian border to junction of Route 1 and Route 9 in Baileyville. Resolved: That the Department of Transportation shall submit proposed legislation to allow Canadian weight standards on Route 1 from the Canadian border with Calais to the junction of Route 1 and Route 9 in Baileyville to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters in the next regular legislative session after the department has determined the location of a 3rd bridge in Washington County connecting Maine with New Brunswick, Canada. This legislation must include provisions to permit a combination vehicle consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a 3-axle semitrailer to be operated with a gross vehicle weight of 109,000 pounds and a combination vehicle consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a semitrailer and trailer to be operated with a gross weight of 137,800 pounds on Route 1 from the location of the proposed 3rd bridge to the junction of Route 1 and Route 9 in Baileyville.
Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
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