Code of Massachusetts Regulations
700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Title 700 CMR 11.00 - Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge
Section 11.05 - Vehicle Operations
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) General. The legislative Acts and Resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts relating to Motor Vehicles and the Registry of Motor Vehicles Regulations, including without limitation, M.G.L. c. 89, M.G.L. c. 90 and 540 CMR: Registry of Motor Vehicles insofar as they are applicable to vehicular traffic on the Tobin Memorial Bridge, are hereby adopted by the Department and shall be in full force and effect. Each Operator shall observe 700 CMR 11.00. All rights, privileges, licenses and permits, express or implied, for the use of the Tobin Memorial Bridge by the Operator heretofore by the Massachusetts Port Authority or hereafter granted by the Department shall be deemed to be revocable; and each such right, privilege, license or permit shall, at the option of the Department or its duly authorized representative, be deemed to be revoked and canceled by and upon the breach of any such rule or regulation or upon the violation of any applicable law or ordinance while upon said Tobin Memorial Bridge.
(2) Order or Direction. Each operator of a motor vehicle on the Tobin Memorial Bridge shall comply at all times with any lawful order, signal or direction of MassDOT or Police Officer. When traffic upon the Tobin Memorial Bridge is controlled by traffic lights, signs, pavement markings or by mechanical or electrical signals, each operator shall obey such lights, signs, markings and signals unless a Bridge Official or Police Officer directs otherwise.
(3) Prohibited Traffic. MassDOT or Police Officer(s) may prohibit from the Tobin Memorial Bridge any motor vehicle which may endanger persons or property or render the use of the Tobin Memorial Bridge unsafe, subject to reasonable classification and in conjunction with the national standards and guidelines developed by AASHTO. The Department shall issue notice of any prohibitions or limitations prior to implementation through signposts on all roads immediately leading to the Tobin Memorial Bridge and shall publish said prohibitions or limitations on one or more occasions in daily newspapers of general distribution, unless emergency action is deemed to be required, in the sole discretion of the Department.
(4) Prohibited Vehicles.
(5) Prohibited Use of Way. The Department prohibits the following on the Tobin Memorial Bridge:
(6) Direction of Traffic. All traffic on the ramps and roadway of the upper level of the Tobin Memorial Bridge shall proceed in a southwesterly direction only. All traffic on ramps and roadways of the lower level of the Tobin Memorial Bridge shall proceed in a northeasterly direction only. The Department may, at its sole discretion, change the direction of the vehicular traffic on the Tobin Memorial Bridge upon giving advance notice to the traveling public.
(7) In General: Reasonable Care; Not Driving So as to Endanger. Each operator shall exercise reasonable care to avoid or prevent injury or damage to Persons or property. No Person may operate a motor vehicle on the Tobin Memorial Bridge carelessly or negligently, or in disregard of the rights and safety of others, or in disregard of the posted speed limits, or in a manner so as to endanger persons or property.
(8) Stopping or Parking. No operator may stop or park a motor vehicle on the Tobin Memorial Bridge except:
(9) Removal of Vehicle. The Department or a police officer may cause a stopped, parked or disabled motor vehicle to be removed from the Tobin Memorial Bridge if it is an impediment or hazard to vehicular traffic. Any motor vehicle so removed shall be removed, garaged or stored elsewhere at the risk and expense of the registered owner or operator.
(10) Driving under the Influence. No person may operate a motor vehicle on the Tobin Memorial Bridge while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances.
(11) Speeding. No person may operate a motor vehicle in excess of the posted speed limits on the Tobin Memorial Bridge.
(12) Emergency Vehicles. Upon the approach of a motor vehicle of a municipal fire or police department, the Department, or any ambulance emitting an emergency audible or visual alarm signal, each operator shall proceed with caution, maneuvering so as to clear the way for said motor vehicle.
(13) In General. In addition to complying with 700 CMR 11.06(1) through (12), each operator shall comply with all requirements M.G.L. c. 89 and c. 90.