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Manual
of Issuance of Special Hauling Permits on
Franklin County Highways
Requirements for
Obtaining a Special Hauling Permit
1.
The maximum axle weights for which
a SPECIAL HAULING PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED are 32,000 pounds and for a single axle,
48,000 pounds for a tandem axle. However,
if the County Engineer determines that vehicles with axles of these weights
could cause damage to the highways or structures, the loads must be reduced or
other routes selected. The maximum
height, width, and length of vehicles or combinations for which a SPECIAL
HAULING PERMIT will be issued will be determined by the clearances of structures
or other obstruction and by the extent that a vehicle or combinations with such
dimensions would interfere with or endanger normal traffic on the routes
traversed.
2.
Prior to the issuance of any special hauling permit, a Certificate of
Liability Insurance with Special Contractual Endorsement attached, must be filed
with the Franklin County Engineer. The
insurance coverage shall comply with the limits defined in Section D-4 of this
Manual, “Permit Procedure.”
3.
In lieu of the Certificate of Liability Insurance described in paragraph
4 (b) and prior to the issuance of any special hauling permit, the applicant
shall furnish to Franklin County a Surety Bond, certified check or approved
escrow account in an amount sufficient to pay for all damages that may occur to
all County maintained highways, bridges and culverts caused directly or
indirectly as a result of the transportation of the permittee vehicle(s).
An annual bond in the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000) may
be furnished to cover all anticipated moves in lieu of a bond, certified check
or approved escrow account for each individual permit issued.
All Surety Bonds must be submitted on forms prepared by Franklin County
and available through the Franklin County Engineer. All certified checks, and approved escrow accounts must
remain valid for a minimum or thirty (30) days after issuance.
Annual bonds must be renewed not less than thirty (30) days prior to
expiration.
4.
Each application will be given individual consideration to determine
whether the load can be moved or routed so as to be the least likely to cause
damage to the highways, endanger or interfere with normal traffic.
5.
All weights and dimensions given on an application for a special hauling
permit are to be the actual weights and dimensions and not the minimum allowable
limits for such a movement.
6.
An application for a permit to move a load of such dimensions that may
cause detouring of normal highway traffic will be reviewed by the Franklin
County Engineer.
7.
Non-compliance with the general or special provisions of a permit,
exceeding the weights or dimensions granted, or operating on dates or upon
highways other than assigned shall render the permit null and void and the
operator of the vehicle subject to arrest as provided in Sections 5577.02 to
5577.05 inclusive of the Revised Code of Ohio.
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