TITLE 31

Motor and Other vehicles

CHAPTER 31-25

Size, Weight, and Load Limits

SECTION 31-25-27.3



   § 31-25-27.3  Weight restrictions on Route

114 – Johnston. –

(a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4)

tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on

Hopkins Avenue.



   (b) The director of the department of transportation is

directed to post signs to limit access as prescribed in subsection (a) of this

section.



   (c) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the

provisions of this section: any commercial vehicle whose destination is

anywhere, either on or off the routes stated in subsection (a) of this section;

any and all emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, public

transit vehicles, and marked school transportation vehicles.



   (d) Any commercial registered motor truck or tractor with a

gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, shall be prohibited from traveling the

routes stated in subsection (a) as a through route. Signs will be posted by the

department of transportation stating "Local Deliveries Only – No Through

Trucking – 4 Ton Weight Limit."



   (e) Violations of this section shall be a fine of fifty

dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, not to exceed one hundred dollars

($100) for each and every subsequent offense.



History of Section.

(P.L. 2004, ch. 407, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 533, § 1.)