Relating to vehicles of excessive size and weight, including highways and streets upon which movement of such vehicles is permitted and warning lights on such vehicles

8 (annual permits) which are valid for movements on all highways or streets under the jurisdiction of either the state, except the interstate road system if otherwise prohibited, or those local authorities that have indicated to the department in writing, including by means of electronic communication, those streets or highways for which an all-systems permit is not valid. This bill authorizes the DOT to issue an all-systems permit valid for movement on all paved highways or streets, except the interstate road system if otherwise prohibited, and except those streets or highways on which a local authority has indicated to the DOT that all-systems permits are not valid. A local authority is prohibited from excluding paved farm-to-market roads and highways and streets designated as truck routes. The bill requires a local authority to provide a justification report to the DOT for each street or highway on which the local authority determines an all-systems permit is not valid. The bill requires the highways and streets under the jurisdiction of local authorities upon which movement under an all-systems permit is valid to connect with a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the state.3(1)(b) to enhance readability.18(3)). The DOT’s rules require vehicles longer than feet but not longer than 120 feet, vehicles with a front projection over feet, vehicles with a rear projection over feet, and vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds to display a flashing or strobe amber light that is visible for at least 500 feet and provides 360-degree warning, which light must be mounted on the towing unit and be visible from the front and rear. The bill provides that vehicles exceeding 80,000 pounds are not required to display warning lights based on the vehicle’s weight.