Texas Transportation Code - Section 621.202. Commission's Authority To Set Maximum Width
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§ 621.202. COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM
WIDTH. (a) To comply with safety and operational requirements of
federal law, the commission by order may set the maximum width of a
vehicle, including the load on the vehicle, at eight feet for a
designated highway or segment of a highway if the results of an
engineering and traffic study that includes an analysis of
structural capacity of bridges and pavements, traffic volume,
unique climatic conditions, and width of traffic lanes support the
change.
(b) An order under this section becomes effective on the
designated highway or segment when appropriate signs giving notice
of the limitations are erected.
(c) This section is intended to comply with the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C.A. Section 101 et
seq.) and is conditioned on that Act and federal regulations
implementing that Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 621.004 621.005 621.006 621.007 621.101 621.102 621.201 621.202 621.203 621.204 621.205 621.206 621.2061 621.207 621.301
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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