New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Tra - Commissioner, Department of Transportation
Chapter Tra 300 - PERMITS
Part Tra 304 - OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE PERMITS
Section Tra 304.07 - Processing of Permit Applications; General Requirements

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Tra 304.07

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Except for (d) below, this section shall not apply to the processing of emergency permit applications as provided in Tra 304.11.

(b) Upon receipt of an application, the permit office shall determine if the application is complete. If the application is not complete, the permit office shall notify the applicant and allow the applicant to complete and resubmit the application.

(c) Within 30 days after receipt of a complete application, the permit office shall determine whether to grant the permit in accordance with Tra 304, unless the permit office requires additional information to process the application. If the permit office requires additional information to process the application, the permit office shall determine whether to grant the permit within 30 days after receipt of all additional information required by the permit office.

(d) The permit office shall not grant an annual permit, annual permit supplemental, emergency permit, or single trip permit if the permit office determines that it would be unsafe or impossible for the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load to accomplish the move, taking into account:

(1) The configuration of the vehicle;

(2) The maximum length, width, and height dimensions or weight of the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load;

(3) The parameters of the route;

(4) Obstacles on the route;

(5) The turning radius of the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load;

(6) Any restrictive bridge weight posting;

(7) Construction in progress along the route; or

(8) Condition of the highway.

(e) For a single trip permit and annual permit single trip supplemental, the permit office shall also take into account, in addition to the factors listed in (d) above, anticipated weather and time of day.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in Tra 304.12(c) for a supermove, based on safety considerations, including the particular route, the permit office shall require the applicant for an oversize, overweight, or both, vehicle, object, or vehicle and load to provide, at the applicant's expense, the following information, unless the permit office has on file current engineering information applicable to the proposed route and the proposed vehicle, object, or vehicle and load:

(1) A written report of an engineering inspection, performed by a professional engineer licensed in New Hampshire, certifying that the pavement and highway structures, including bridges, are adequate to support the move along the entire route;

(2) A confirmation from the applicable highway district engineer, the bureau of bridge design or designees, or both, that the pavement and highway structures, including bridges, of the proposed route meet the criteria specified in (1) above; and

(3) Approved bridge review by the department or an application with an acceptable self-certification of the proposed route.

(g) The permit office shall require the applicant to provide, at the applicant's expense, a physical route survey identifying the minimum clearances along the proposed route, taking into consideration all physical obstructions, if:

(1) The height of the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load is greater than 13 feet 6 inches;

(2) The length of the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load is greater than 110 feet; or

(3) The permit office determines that the proposed route poses a potential clearance problem.

(h) If the permit office determines that the applicant qualifies for a permit under Tra 304, the permit office shall:

(1) Compute the fee in accordance with RSA 266:22;

(2) Collect the fee from the applicant;

(3) Endorse the permit with any provisions applicable to the vehicle, object, or vehicle and load by reason of:
a. The general terms and conditions specified in Tra 304.14;

b. The provisions specified in Tra 304.13, Tra 304.15, and Tra 304.16;

c. The escort vehicle requirements specified in Tra 304.17;

d. Any specific conditions imposed pursuant to RSA 266:23 and Tra 304; or

e. Any special conditions that the department determines are in the best interest of the safety of the traveling public or will protect the highways and bridges; and

(4) Issue the permit to the applicant.

(i) If the permit office determines that the applicant does not qualify for a permit under Tra 304, the permit office will:

(1) Provide the applicant with notice of the final denial;

(2) Specify the grounds upon which the denial is based; and

(3) Advise the applicant of the applicant's right to request a hearing pursuant to Tra 304.20.

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