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MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING
DATE: MARCH 19, 1990
REPORT #: WD-26-90 FILE #:
aB,ECT: A REVISED BY-LAW TO RESTRICT THE WEIGHT UPON THE AXLES OF
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OR TRAILERS ON THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
ROAD SYSTEM
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
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1. THAT Report WD-26-90 be received; and
2 . THAT the by-law attached hereto be forwarded to Council for
approval.
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REPORT
1. 0 ATTACHMENT
No. l: Commissioner of Works, Durham Region, Report 262-89
dated December 5, 1989 .
No. 2: Proposed By-law
2 . 0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 On December 13, 1989, the Region of Durham passed By-law 251-89
restricting the weight upon the axles of commercial vehicles or
trailers on the Regional Road System.
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REPORT NO. : WD-26-90
2 .2 As noted in Report 262-89 (Attachment No.2) the Commissioner
weight
that "The purpose of the by-law is to extend t potential
restriction period to include the whole calendar year"
The report continues to say "An example of the
skproblems being
experienced is Durham Regional Road 3 from Enn to
Region Road 33 (Harmony Road) . "
2 . 3 The implication of the above statement is at iff heavy
restrictions" are put on Regional Road 3, the operators
vehicles will have no choice but to find alternate routes which
could be Town of Newcastle roads .
3.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION puts weight
3. 1 From the above, it can be concluded th�hei Town of Newcastle, the
restrictions on Regional Road 3 in _
problem could be transferred from the Regional of Newcastle roads . It is, therefore, recommended that By-law 80-
41 be repealed and that the by-law attached to this report be
forwarded to Council for approval.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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Lawrenc Kotseff,
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Chief 1� inistrative Officer.
Director of Public Works.
WAE*llv
February 22, 1990
Attachments
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Regional Municipality of Durham
Works Department
Commissioner' s Report to Works Commltt.ee
Report 262-89
Date December
A REVISED BY-LAS TO PERMIT RERgRONTTHE UPON THE OF I
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OR TRAILE
Recomendatlon
A. THAT a by-law to restrictommercial veh upon
iclesthe
oraxles
trailerscommercial
the Region
vehicles or trailers of c
Road System in the form attached hereto be passed;
B. AND THAT By-Law 99-84 be repealed .
Re ort
The Region of Durham is currently experiencing considerable damage to
Many of
specific roads within our Region because of heavy tror � the loads they are
these roads , as currently constructed , will not support
experiencing . The damd9etreatment ,extensive
potholestintfothe the
heavysurface ,
truck traffic
of the prime and surface
is not discouraged from use roads , the rods wil
ofisurfacenfailurel.r n9
on-going costly maintenance a
o basic alternatives to deal with this problem.
The Region can consider tw
One alternative would be to substantially upgrade the road to support the
loads of the increasing truck traffic , however the available financing does
not permit this .
The second alternative is to extend theweiAtthesby ilawois period
now worded , the
defined in Region of Durham By law 99-84 .w
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weight restriction period is limited to the each od from the first day of
February to the thirty-first day May
It is proposed to extend the potential nting thisrextension , the 1Region ioflude
the whole calendar year . By impleme 9 ific roads , at any
Durham mould be able to selectively weight restrict SpIK
time throughout the year. This would be done by posting weight restriction
the Re ion' s by-law.
signs on the roads in question as required by g C����EI�T NO ,
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Report 262-89
Date December 5 , 1989 _
Report (cont' d .)
The authority allowing the Region of Durham to designate the date on which a
reduced load period shall start or end is the Highway Traffic Act . Section
104a subsection 1 states !
"The Municipal Corporation or other authority having
jurisdiction over a highway may by by-law designate the
date on which a reduced load period shall start or end
and the highway or portion thereof under its jurisdiction
to which the designation applies ."
An example of the problems being experienced is Durham Regional Road has
from Enniskillen west to Regional Road No . 33 (Harmony TRocks.del T is r r a
not been constructed to support heavy truck traffic .
material from gravel pits on Regional Road No .
20 are using Regional Road No .
If weight
3 to deliver product to the central part of Durham Regthis heavy commercial
restrictions were implemented on Regional Road No .
truck traffic would use Regional Road No. 4 (Taunton Road) to access the
central part of Durham Region ,
Exemptions to weight restrictions are included in the Highway Traffic Act for
trucks used for the transportation of milk .
Since traffic volumes on these roads would not justify adjusting the Region' s
reconstruction program, it is recommended that the weight restriction period
be extended to include the whole calendar year ,
W—A, welvetrees , P .Eng .
Commissioner of Works
Recommended for Presentation to Committee
D .R . Evans , P .Eng . , C .
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW NUMBER 90-
Being a by-law to restrict the weightruponsthe axles of commercial vehicles
or trailers Tr
WHEREAS subsection (7) of SerovidesOthat the municipal corporation r�other
1980, c. 198, as amended, p
authority having jurisdiction over a highway may by by-law designate thoortioon
on which a reduced load period shall start or end and the highway or p
thereof under its jurisdiction to which the designation applies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED, as a by-law of the
Town of Newcastle by the Council thereof as follows:
1. Sub ame ded S during 9thef periods from thef f rstc day R.of January to lthe
as
thirty-first day of Decembemer commercial motor vehicle each and or traileredo other
a inclusive in
reduced load period,
than a public vehicle or a vehicle referred to in Section 2 of this by-
law, part ofpthetTownrofrN Newcastle road portion e theref
ad system wherethewei
is ght
that is p
upon an axle exceeds 5,000 kilograms. fic
2. Subject to Section
during 93 of The:period from the fsrstc day of January to lthe
a y ear, being a
thirty-first day of December inclusive in each and ever y g
reduced load period,
(a) no two axle tank-truck, while used exclusively for the
transportation of liquid or gaseous heating fuel;
(b) no two axle truck, while used exclusively for the transportation
of livestock feed; and
(c) no vehicle transporting live poultry,
shall be operated upon any road or ,portion thereof that is part of the
Town of Newcastle road system where the weight upon an axle exceeds
7,500 kilograms.
3. Subject to Section 93 of The Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. , 1980, c-
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as amended, during the period from the first day of January year, being
the thirty-first day of December inclusive in each and every
a reduced load per iodother han vehicle having
motor vehicle n or tprailer,shallebe
of 1,000 kilograms, p ortion thereof that is part of the Town of
operated upon any road or
Newcastle cad exceeds system k lograms.e weight upon any millimetre in the width where
of a is
4. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is
guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of,
(a) $2,00 per 100 kilograms, or part thereof, for any weight in excess
Act, or the
of that permitted under the The Hi hwa Traffic
regulations thereto, where the overweight is less than 5,000
kilograms, but in no case shall the fine be less than $s in e
xcess
(b) $4.00 per 100 kilograms, or part thereof, for any weight n excess
of that permitted under The Hicthwav Traffic Act or the regulations
thereto, where the overweight is 5,000 kilograms or more but is
less that 7,500 kilograms;
(c) $6.00 per 100 kilograms, or part thereof, for any weight in excess
of that permitted under
The Highway Traffic Act, or the regulations
thereto, where the overweight is 7,500 kilograms or more but is
less than 10,000 kilograms; ATTAM IENT NO . 2
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for any weight in excess
rns, or part thereof, or the regulations
(d) $8.00 per 100 kilog Traffic Act, or more but is
to that permitted under The ht hl a 10,000 kilograms
thereto, where the overweig and
less than 15,000 kilograms;
or part thereof, for any weight in excess
rams' Traffic Act or the regulations
(e) $10.00 per 100 kilog or more
of that permitted under The is 15,000 kilograms
thereto, where the overweight worded si ns are
be in effect when ro erl
5. The b -law will onldis lair
erected and are on
By-law read a first time this day
of 1990.
BY-law read a second time this day
Of 1990.
1990.
third time and finally p assed this day of
By-law read a
Mayor
Clerk