Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected in accordance with this chapter shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin Statutes incorporated by reference in § 478-1 of this chapter. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.
A.
Definition. For purposes of this section, heavy traffic shall be
defined as:
B.
Prohibited routes. Heavy traffic is prohibited from using any City
street or highway not designated as a heavy traffic route. This section
shall not act to prohibit heavy traffic from using a City street or
highway for the purpose of obtaining orders for supplies or moving
or delivering supplies or commodities to or from any place of business
or residence which has an entrance on such street or highway. Furthermore,
this section will not act to prohibit heavy traffic from using any
City streets over which are routed state trunk highways. When being
driven to the site of any construction, repair or maintenance of electric,
gas or water service, vehicles owned and operated by a public utility
will be exempt from the provisions of this section.
C.
Administration. The Director of Public Works shall administer this
section. Administration shall include:[1]
(1)
Posting of signs. Appropriate signs shall be posted giving notice
of this section and of the heavy traffic routes established herein.
Yellow sign posts may also be used to designate heavy traffic routes.
(2)
Maps. Maps of the City showing heavy traffic routes shall be prepared
and shall be available upon request by heavy traffic operators and
owners.
(3)
Construction equipment.
(a)
The Chief of Police may grant temporary permits to allow heavy
construction equipment to use City streets or highways not designated
as heavy traffic routes. These permits may be granted only when use
of a nondesignated route is necessary for the equipment to reach a
construction site. No permit may be issued unless the person or corporation
owning the equipment agrees to reimburse and hold the City harmless
for any damage done to the City street by the equipment and/or any
personal injury or property damage caused in part or in whole by the
street damage.
(b)
City-owned or -operated equipment is specifically excluded from
the provisions of this section.
D.
Liability. Any operator, corporation, owner or agent whose heavy
traffic vehicle damages any City streets or highways in violating
this section shall be liable and required to pay the City the cost
of repair or replacement of the damaged street or highway.
E.
Routes designated. The following streets and parts of streets are
designated as heavy traffic routes:
F.
Certain streets. No person shall operate a heavy traffic vehicle on any streets or parts of streets not designated in Subsection E; provided, however, that the ordinary use of such streets for obtaining orders for supplies or moving or delivering supplies or commodities to or from any place of business or residence fronting on such streets shall be permitted, but the weight of the vehicle and its load shall not exceed the limitations of §§ 348.15 and 348.16(3), Wis. Stats., pertaining to Class "A" highways or deliveries on Class "B" highways.
The Common Council of the City of New Lisbon may determine that
the statutory speed limits on streets or portions thereof are unreasonable,
unsafe or imprudent and modify such speed limits under authority granted
by § 349.11, Wis. Stats.
