La. Admin. Code tit. 73, § I-719 - Exceptional Loads Exceeding 18 Feet in Height in the New Orleans Area
A. Beginning
September 1, 1994, exceptional loads exceeding 18 feet in height in the New
Orleans area must contact the department's district maintenance engineer before
movement begins.
B. The purpose of
this contact will be to obtain district authorization for the use of state
highways. The following procedures must be followed before final approval is
given and the truck permit office notified that the oversize/overweight permit
can be issued.
1. Utility companies and DOTD
will not charge trucking companies for any adjustments required to move lines
that are below the height approved by the department at the time of their
installation. Old utility lines may be set at a lower vertical clearance than
currently required, and in these cases the requirement at the time the line was
installed will govern. In instances where the load being moved exceeds the
required vertical clearance, the trucker will be required to pay in advance for
any adjustments or removal that is required.
2. If an estimate of cost is desired prior to
movement, it will be necessary for DOTD and the utility companies to be given
four working days notice, unless unusual conditions are involved, in order to
have sufficient time to survey the route and prepare the estimate.
3. When proper notice is given, DOTD and the
utility companies will not charge the trucker for checking the route and
preparing a cost estimate. Only one free estimate will be given for each route
approval requested.
4. Each cost
estimate and final billing will be itemized. Escort fees will be shown as a
separate charge on the itemized bill.
5. When moving loads over 18 feet in height,
the trucker is to contact the district maintenance engineer requesting a
district authorization number. The district maintenance engineer will maintain
a list of contacts with each utility company having lines crossing the proposed
route. The mover is to call each company, give them the district authorization
number, and request clearance to move. When the utility company has completed
its investigation of the route involved, it will call both the company
requesting clearance and the district maintenance engineer and give their
approval. When all the companies involved have given their approval, the
district maintenance engineer will call the truck permit office giving the
company name and authorization number signifying that all the proper approvals
have been received. The truck permit office will issue the permit to use the
state highways only after a call has been received from the district
maintenance engineer or his representative.
6. At no time, unless unusual conditions are
involved, such as the physical relocation of lines or emergencies, will the
movement of any load be delayed more than seven days from the point of their
first contact by the mover.
7.
Utility companies will provide the District 02 district maintenance engineer
with the names of one authorized representative and one alternate who can
approve routes for their companies.
8. The present procedure involving loads that
exceed 18 feet in width will still apply even though the height is 18 feet or
less.
9. Lack of cooperation on the
part of any utility company will result in DOTD re-evaluating its position on
applications for right-of-way permits with regard to that particular company
and could ultimately result in their permits being denied.
10. If any trucker fails to follow the
adopted procedures by falsifying dimensions to circumvent these procedures, the
trucker will be fined if caught, and continual disregard of the policies will
result in their being denied permits to move.
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