HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-013THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 2017-013
Being a By-law to limit the gross weight of any vehicle or any class
thereof passing over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington pursuant to the
Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.B, as amended.
WHEREAS Subsection 123(2) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990
c.H.8, as amended provides that a municipal corporation or other authority
having jurisdiction over a bridge may by by-law limit the gross vehicle
weight of any vehicle or any class thereof passing over the bridge;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington deems it advisable to enact a by-law to limit the gross weight of
any class thereof passing over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. THAT in this by-law "gross vehicle weight' means the total weight in
tonnes transmitted to the highway by a vehicle or combination of
vehicles and load.
2. THAT no vehicle or combination of any class thereof with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of the amounts listed in the table below
shall be operated over the bridges listed in the table.
Asset
Structure Name
Street Name
Location
Gross Vehicle
ID
Weight not to
Exceed
0.10 km
094023
Prospect Street over
Prospect
South of
15 tonnes
CPR
Street
Odell Street
Jackman Road Bailey
Jackman
0.15 km S of
094024
Bridge over Bowmanville
Road
Longworth
15 tonnes
Creek
Ave
Lakeshore Road over
Lakeshore
1.0 km South
098003
CNR (Lot 22/23, Conc. B,
Road
of Conc. Rd 1
4 tonnes
Clarke)
Asset
ID
Structure Name
Street Name
Location
Gross Vehicle
Weight not to
Exceed
098011
Nichols Road over CPR
Nichols Road
1.1 km South
2 tonnes
(Lot 2/3, Conc. B, Clarke)
of Conc Rd 1
18t per single
unit vehicle;
31tfor a
tractor trailer
0.7 km North
or tractor
099045
Lot 20/21, Conc VII,
Holt Road
of Conc Rd
semi -trailer
Darlington
6/7
combination;
42t for a single
unit vehicle
and more than
one trailer
combination
3. This by-law shall not become effective until a notice of the limit of
gross vehicle weight permitted, legibly printed, has been posted in
a conspicuous place at each end of the bridge.
4. Every person who contravenes the provisions of the by-law is guilty
of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine as provided in the
Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, as amended from time to
time.
5. That the Engineer's Statement verifying the gross vehicle weight
limit, specified in Section 2 of this by-law, is set out in Schedule "A"
attached hereto and forms part of this by-law.
6. By-laws 2014-029 and 2014-030 are hereby repealed to delete any
reference to the subject bridges described in Section 2 of this by-
law.
BY-LAW passed this 6th day of February, 2017.
rian Foster,
C. Anne Greentree, Municipal Clerk
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NUMBER 2017.013
We, Dennis Baxter and Rebecca Farrugia Professional Engineers of the
consulting firm of GHD Limited, have reviewed the restriction of the gross
vehicle weight passing over Bridges 094023, 094024, 098003, 098011
and 099045, more particularly described in the above -noted by-law.
Effective as of the date of approval of this by-law, I agree with the
recommended gross vehicle weight limits as set out in By-law No.
013 for a period of twenty-four months.
Signature /
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Dated:
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