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Municipality of
Dutton Dunwich
By-Law No. 2021-23
BEING A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH A REDUCED LOAD RESTRICTION PERIOD
ON MUNICIPAL ROADS
WHEREAS Subsection 7 of Section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990,
chapter H.8 as amended, provides that "the municipality 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 it jurisdiction
to which the designation applies"; and
WHEREAS the reduced load restriction period is deemed necessary for the protection
of all roadways in the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich which are under the jurisdiction
of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Dutton Dunwich enacts as follows:
1. THAT during a reduced load period, no commercial motor vehicle or trailer shall
be operated or drawn upon any designated highway posted or otherwise where
the weight upon an axle exceeds 5000 kilograms. Any deviations to this must
strictly adhere to the exceptions listed under Section 122 of the Highway Traffic
Act.
2. THAT pursuant to Subsection 7 of Section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act, March
1v of any given year shall be the start, and April 30w of any given year shall be
the end of the reduced load period for all portions of all highways and roads under
the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich.
3. THAT the aforementioned start and end date shall be the normal star and end
dates subject to the discretion of the Manager of Roads and Facilities, who may
shorten, extend or temporarily suspend the periods due to abnormal weather or
road conditions.
4. THAT this by-law shall come into force and effect upon the date of passage.
READ a first and second time this 24x day of March, 2021.
as5ea this 24 day of March, 2021.
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