19A NCAC 02D .0408      TEMPORARY BRIDGE WEIGHT LIMITS AND CLOSINGS

After an inspection of any bridge on the State Highway System, any Department of Transportation bridge safety inspector, or any bridge maintenance supervisory personnel, may temporarily lower the authorized weight limits on a bridge, or close the bridge as the circumstances may warrant, if, in his or her judgment, the bridge is not capable of carrying the authorized weight. Such limitation or bridge closing shall remain in effect, not to exceed 60 days, until an analysis of the bridge is made and action taken based upon the bridge analysis.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 136‑72; 143B‑350;

Eff. July 1, 1978;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.