{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, truck route rule: Heavy traffic (>5,000 kg/axle) prohibited on non-designated highways; must use Authorized Heavy Truck Routes (Schedule \"A\") or obtain Special Permit.; fines: $500.00 per offence (Schedule C, item 1); items 2–4 amounts OCR-garbled; truck route rule: No heavy vehicle (axle weight >8,200 kg, or >5,500 kg if axles <2.4 m apart) on Class B highways year-round.; fines: $100.00 per offence. Source: By-law No. 1790 (Heavy Traffic); By-law Number 809 (Designated Class 'B' Roads), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 1790 (Heavy Traffic)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-08-06",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/essex-ca/media/gydf3r4d/by-law-no-1790-heavy-traffic.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates heavy-vehicle traffic and weight-limit permits on Town highways under the Municipal Act and Highway Traffic Act, including permits for vehicles exceeding standard weight limits.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "fc731299ac24d0a3d2fd7880abdbd1966c5067cf57395d47cf70b5ef6cbddb25",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fc731299ac24d0a3d2fd7880abdbd1966c5067cf57395d47cf70b5ef6cbddb25.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Heavy traffic (>5,000 kg/axle) prohibited on non-designated highways; must use Authorized Heavy Truck Routes (Schedule \"A\") or obtain Special Permit.",
    "fine_range": "$500.00 per offence (Schedule C, item 1); items 2–4 amounts OCR-garbled"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Part 3, Section 1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule C to By-Law 1790"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/traffic-streets/text-fc731299ac24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 809 (Designated Class 'B' Roads)",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-03-05",
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/qjff1sa2/designated_class_b_roads_by-law_809_acc.pdf",
   "summary": "Designates the highways listed in Schedule 'A' as Class 'B' highways within the Town of Essex. Once suitable signs are erected, no heavy vehicle - one whose weight on a single axle exceeds 8,200 kg, or 5,500 kg where axles are spaced less than 2.4 m apart - may be operated on a Class 'B' highway from January 1 to",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ea7fc28aa05c84242e01d00868a061443c96394676c5c3c52ba922222cd35b94",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ea7fc28aa05c84242e01d00868a061443c96394676c5c3c52ba922222cd35b94.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "truck_route_rule": "No heavy vehicle (axle weight >8,200 kg, or >5,500 kg if axles <2.4 m apart) on Class B highways year-round.",
    "fine_range": "$100.00 per offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "truck_route_rule": "Part 4; s. 1(a); Schedule \"A\"",
    "fine_range": "Set Fine column, Items 1–2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/traffic-streets/text-ea7fc28aa05c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/traffic-streets/"
}