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RESOLUTION NO. ~-79
A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles
placing restrictions on City Streets
and all eys.
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City to control load
limits on City streets and alleys when the climatic conditions are
such to cause serious.damage to the streets and all eys, and
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 46.44.080 authorizes the City Council
to reduce permissable weights on City streets and alleys, now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ANGELES to restrict the load limits on all City streets
and alleys for necessary days as set by the City Public Works Department
to the following:
SEVERE EMERGENCY LOADS
CWNVENTIONAL TIRES TUB LESS OR SPECIAL WITH
.5 MARKING
SIZE GROSS LOAD SIZE GROSS LOAD
TIRE WIDTH EACH TI RE TIRE WIDTH EACH TI RE
7.00 1800 lbs. 8-22.5 1800 1 bs .
7.50 1800 II 9-22.5 1900 II
8.25 1900 II 10-22.5 2250 II
9.00 2250 " 11-22.5 2750 "
10.00 2750 " 11-24.5 2750 "
11.00 or over 3000 " n,.22.5 3000 "
EMERGENCY LOAD RESTRICTIONS
SIZE
TIRE WIDTH
7.00
7.50
8.25
9.00
10.00
11.00
GROSS LOAD
EACH TI RE
1800 1 bs .
2250
2800
3400
4000
4500
4500
SIZE
TIRE WIDTH
8-22.5
GROSS LOAD
EACH TIRE
2250 1 bs .
II
1200 or over
"
11-24.5
12-22.5
12-24.5
2800
3400
4000
4000
4500
4500
II
9-22.5
10-22.5
11-22.5
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Engineer is
hereby authorized and directed to proceed with the signing of necessary
streets when they show signs of damage, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Engineer shall
grant a special permit(less restrictive)to school buses and motor trucks
transporting perishable commodities or commodities necessary for the
health and welfare of local residents when conditions permit, so that the
streets will not incur undue damage, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these restrictions will not
apply to any emergency vehicles.
VIOLATIONS-MISDEMEANOR: Any violation of the above
restrictions constitutes a misdemeanor under th~ provisions of R.C.W. 46.44
of the State of Washington.
INFORMATION: Information relating to these restrictions
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be furnished by 'ne office of 'ne City E~gineer~
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ~DAY OF
1979.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
Department of Transportation
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Ineer
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DW-1-79
Januar
1979
ROAD WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS LIKELY WHEN
COLD WEATHER SIEGE ENDS
Western Washington's recent ,siege of below-freezing weather eventually
will bring on load restrictions for a number of state highways in
our area.
The year-end deep freeze ha~ caused many secondary highway sub-grades
to be frozen to a depth of 12 inches or even more, and that when
warmer weather prevails, weight restrictions will be posted to prevent
severe highway damage after the thaw.
Interstate routes and other recently-constructed highways are normally
not affected by the freeze-and-thaw cycle, but older two-lane
highways are subject to "frost boils" and other deteriorating effects.
Two different load restriction signs will be posted: E~~RGENCY, and
SEVERE EMERGENCY. When posted, it will be illegal to drive overweight
vehicles on the sections of roadway posted. Additional information
on the signs contains details about size and type of tires and gross
loads permitted on the segments posted.
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The signs will be removed when the roadways have stabilized,
heavy vehicles will be permitted to use the routes.
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Most residents are fa~liliar with these load restrictions on the hi~hways
from past years. We ur~e people to prepare a(;ain this year for weir;llt
restrictions on state highways that normally require vehicles hauling
heavy loads of boods and cOr.'J:lodities for delivery.
For further information call Rich Darnell at 753-7211 in Olympia.
. If you are in the following areas, please call:
Port Angeles
Tacoma
Aberdeen
Port Orchard
Gene Bur::;ctt
Hans Frankmoelle
C;lUck Helser
Dave Taylor
457-1181----
552-3G33
533-9355
478-4G64
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A. n. MOI1TlELL, P.E.
District ^uministrator
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