A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive any vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess of the following maximum upon all those certain bridges and streets or parts of bridges, streets or byways, as the case may be, except for local traffic on streets and byways. The exception for local traffic does not apply to posted bridges. Local traffic may not exceed the posted weight of any bridge without a duly executed permit as per § 248-19 of this article. Local traffic is determined by the following types of documents which constitute evidence that the vehicle is, in fact, local:
(1)
A bill of lading or shipping order which shows a destination within
the Borough of Irwin and on a posted highway, street, road, bridge
or byway.
(2)
A certification by the owner or permittee or an official of a permittee
company on the company letterhead describing the destination within
the Borough of Irwin in which the activity of the vehicle is engaged.
|
Street Name or Bridge
|
Location
|
Maximum Weight
(tons)
|
|---|---|---|
|
Adele Drive
|
Entire length
|
10
|
|
Ash Street
|
From Route 30 to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
8
|
|
Brown Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Carroll Drive
|
Entire length
|
10
|
|
Caruthers Lane
|
Entire length
|
8
|
|
Center Street
|
Entire length
|
8
|
|
Chestnut Street
|
From Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
8
|
|
Church Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Colony Drive
|
Entire length
|
10
|
|
Colony Drive Bridge
|
Entire length
|
12
|
|
Depot Alley
|
Entire length
|
5
|
|
Diamond Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Fairwood Drive
|
Entire length
|
10
|
|
First Street
|
Entire length
|
10
|
|
First Street Bridge
|
Entire length
|
Bridge closed
|
|
Horseshoe Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Lombard Street
|
From Route 30 to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
8
|
|
Main Street
|
From Third Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
10
|
|
Maple Street
|
From Fifth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
3
|
|
Maple Street
|
From Second Street to Fifth Street
|
5
|
|
Mulberry Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Norwin Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Oak Street
|
From Water Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
10
|
|
Pennsylvania Avenue
|
Entire length
|
10
|
|
Playground Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Police Alley
|
Entire length
|
5
|
|
Second Street
|
From Main Street to Walnut Street
|
10
|
|
Spruce Street
|
From Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
8
|
|
Station Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Sweden Alley
|
From Chestnut Street to Cedar Street
|
3
|
|
Sweden Alley
|
From Irwin Park to Chestnut Street
|
5
|
|
Syrian Alley
|
Entire length
|
3
|
|
Tenth Street
|
From Route 30 to Chestnut Street
|
8
|
|
Third Street
|
From Main Street to Western Alley
|
5
|
|
Walnut Street
|
Entire length
|
8
|
|
Water Street
|
From Oak Street to Main Street
|
10
|
|
Western Alley
|
Entire length
|
5
|
|
Wyandotte Street
|
Entire length
|
8
|
B.
In addition, the following shall also be regarded as local traffic
for purposes of the provisions of this article:
(1)
Emergency vehicles;
(2)
Vehicles and combinations of governmental agencies or utilities or
their contractors engaged in construction or maintenance on a posted
highway or in a location which can be reached only via a posted highway,
road, street, bridge or byway;
(3)
Vehicles and combinations going to and coming from a residence or
commercial establishment located on a posted highway, road, street,
bridge or byway within the Borough of Irwin which can be reached only
via a posted highway, road, street, bridge or byway.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive any
vehicle or combination in violation of the size restrictions described
below upon all those certain bridges and streets or parts of bridges,
streets or byways, as the case may be, except for local traffic:
|
Maximum
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Street Name or Bridge
|
Location
|
Length
(feet)
|
Width
(feet)
|
|
Ash Street
|
From Route 30 to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
19
|
7
|
|
Caruthers Lane
|
Entire length
|
19
|
7
|
|
Chestnut Street
|
From Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
25
|
8
|
|
First Street
|
Entire length
|
19
|
7
|
|
Lombard Street
|
From Route 30 to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
19
|
7
|
|
Main Street
|
From Third Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
25
|
8
|
|
Oak Street
|
From Water Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
25
|
8
|
|
Pennsylvania Avenue
|
Entire length
|
25
|
8
|
|
Second Street
|
From Main Street to Walnut Street
|
25
|
8
|
|
Spruce Street
|
From Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
19
|
7
|
|
Tenth Street
|
From Route 30 to Chestnut Street
|
25
|
8
|
|
Third Street
|
From Main Street to Western Alley
|
25
|
8
|
|
Wyandotte Street
|
Entire length
|
19
|
7
|
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive a vehicle
other than a passenger car on any of the following streets or parts
of streets, except for local traffic:
|
Street Name or Bridge
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Adele Drive
|
Entire length
|
|
Ash Street
|
From Route 30 to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Brown Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Carroll Drive
|
Entire length
|
|
Caruthers Lane
|
Entire length
|
|
Center Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Chestnut Street
|
From Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Church Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Colony Drive
|
Entire length
|
|
Colony Drive Bridge
|
Entire length
|
|
Depot Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Diamond Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Fairwood Drive
|
Entire length
|
|
First Street
|
Entire length
|
|
First Street Bridge
|
Entire length
|
|
Horseshoe Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Lombard Street
|
From Route 30 to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Main Street
|
From Third Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Maple Street
|
From Fifth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Maple Street
|
From Second Street to Fifth Street
|
|
Mulberry Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Norwin Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Oak Street
|
From Water Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Pennsylvania Avenue
|
Entire length
|
|
Playground Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Police Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Second Street
|
From Main Street to Walnut Street
|
|
Spruce Street
|
From Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
|
|
Station Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Sweden Alley
|
From Chestnut Street to Cedar Street
|
|
Sweden Alley
|
From Irwin Park to Chestnut Street
|
|
Syrian Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Tenth Street
|
From Route 30 to Chestnut Street
|
|
Third Street
|
From Main Street to Western Alley
|
|
Walnut Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Water Street
|
From Oak Street to Main Street
|
|
Western Alley
|
Entire length
|
|
Wyandotte Street
|
Entire length
|
A.
No motor vehicle, trailer or combination thereof or other transportable
item in excess of a duly authorized and posted weight restriction
shall be operated on any roadway, bridge or portion thereof, identified
pursuant to the provisions of this article, subject to a weight limitation
or restriction without the owner and/or operator thereof having first
obtained a permit for such activity, to be issued under the terms
of this section.
B.
Permits to be issued by the Borough Manager or Code Enforcement Officer
shall include the following:
(1)
A Type 1 permit, which authorizes use of a particular posted highway,
bridge or portion thereof by an over-posted-weight vehicle. It is
valid only when carried in the over-posted-weight vehicle.
(2)
A Type 2 permit, which authorizes use of a particular posted highway,
bridge or portion thereof by any number of over-posted-weight vehicles
being driven to or from a common destination. This permit will be
issued only upon request of the permittee when the Borough Manager
shall determine that it is not feasible to issue a Type 1 permit for
each vehicle. Such original permit must be posted and maintained at
the point of common destination, with a copy in each vehicle.
(3)
A Type 3 permit, which authorizes use of a number of specified posted
highways, bridges or portions thereof by an over-posted-weight vehicle.
This permit will be issued only if the Borough Manager determines
that damage to the posted sections will be minimal due to the limited
number of moves by the vehicle and the short-term use of said posted
section. Such permit is valid only when carried in the over-posted-weight
vehicle.
C.
A permittee shall be required to provide financial security in a form acceptable to the Borough of Irwin to assure compliance with the excess maintenance agreement required under Subsection E hereof. The amount of security shall be as follows:
(1)
Type 1 and 2 permits shall include:
(a)
$6,000 per linear mile for unpaved highways to be maintained
at a level consistent with the type of highway.
(b)
$12,500 per linear mile for paved highways to be maintained
at a level consistent with the type of highway.
(c)
$50,000 per linear mile for any highway to be maintained below
a level consistent with the type of highway.
(d)
The amount of security for bridge structures shall be determined
by the Borough Engineer or other official as designated by the Borough
of Irwin.
(2)
Type 3 permits shall require a fixed security of $10,000 for the
entire municipality.
D.
The Manager of the Borough of Irwin shall, after consultation with
the Borough Engineer, fix the financial security to be required for
traveling in excess of posted weight over any bridge subject to a
restriction pursuant to this chapter.
E.
The issuance of any permit to exceed a posted weight limit or limits
shall be conditioned on the agreement of the permittee to accept financial
responsibility for excess maintenance of the posted highway, bridge
or portion thereof to be used by the permittee at the sole discretion
of the Borough of Irwin. Such agreement shall provide for the work
to be performed by the Borough of Irwin.
F.
The Borough of Irwin shall, from time to time by resolution, adopt
and authorize a permit form and a schedule of fees to be imposed for
the issuance of permits hereunder.
