NRS 484D.655
Reduction of maximum weight limits: Authority and duties of Director of Department of Transportation

  • factors to be considered by Department of Transportation before reduction.

1.

The Director of the Department of Transportation:

(a)

May, pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 408.210, reduce the maximum weight limits as prescribed in NRS 484D.635, 484D.640 and 484D.645 on a highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, including, without limitation, a bridge located on the highway, for a period of not more than 180 days.

(b)

Shall provide an informational report to the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation that describes any reduction to the maximum weight limits made pursuant to paragraph (a) within 60 days after the Director of the Department of Transportation makes the reduction.

2.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 and NRS 484D.660, before the Department of Transportation reduces the maximum weight limits as prescribed in NRS 484D.635, 484D.640 and 484D.645 on a highway or a portion of a highway under its jurisdiction, the Department of Transportation shall:

(a)

Consider:

(1)

The average number of vehicles traveling on the highway each day;

(2)

The number of vehicles that have a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds that are included in the average number pursuant to subparagraph (1);

(3)

The availability of alternate routes to the highway;

(4)

The impact on each alternate route of increased traffic consisting of vehicles that have a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds;

(5)

The number of traffic crashes involving a vehicle that has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds on the highway in the past 5 years;

(6)

Any projected adverse economic or environmental impact resulting from reducing the maximum weight limits on the highway; and

(7)

Any other factors the Department of Transportation deems appropriate; and

(b)

Present such considerations to the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation to receive the Board’s approval to reduce the maximum weight limits pursuant to this section.

Source: Section 484D.655 — Reduction of maximum weight limits: Authority and duties of Director of Department of Transportation; factors to be considered by Department of Transportation before reduction., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-484D.­html#NRS484DSec655.

484D.600
Prohibited acts concerning size or weight of vehicle 484D.605
Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load 484D.610
Height of vehicle: Maximum ground clearance 484D.615
Length of vehicle: Restrictions 484D.620
Length of vehicle: Penalty. 484D.625
Authorized movement of vehicle on public highway in excess of limits on size and weight 484D.630
Operation of motor vehicle exceeding its declared gross weight unlawful. 484D.635
Maximum weight of vehicle on any axle or per tire 484D.640
Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse. 484D.645
Limitations on weight for vehicle used by regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation 484D.650
Measurement of distance between axles. 484D.655
Reduction of maximum weight limits: Authority and duties of Director of Department of Transportation 484D.660
Applicability of limits on weight to federal highways 484D.665
Certain larger vehicles prohibited from traveling on State Route 159 484D.670
Exemption for traction engine and tractor 484D.675
Enforcement by law enforcement agencies 484D.680
Fines for violations of limits on weight. 484D.685
Maximum width of vehicle 484D.690
Maximum width of bus. 484D.695
Maximum width of recreational vehicle. 484D.700
Maximum width of trailer, semitrailer, special mobile equipment or equipment for construction or maintenance of highway. 484D.705
Width of load of loosely piled agricultural products 484D.710
Applicability of limits on width to federal highways. 484D.715
Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Requirements 484D.720
Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Additional requirements and conditions 484D.725
Permit to operate or move vehicles with oversized loads. 484D.730
Contents of application for permit. 484D.735
Continuous and multiple trip-limited time permits: Maximum weight per axle 484D.740
Carrying and inspection of permit.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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