Traffic & streets — Essex, Ontario

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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.

By-law No. 1790 (Heavy Traffic) adopted bylaw
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. Part 3, Section 1
fine range $500.00 per offence (Schedule C, item 1); items 2–4 amounts OCR-garbled Schedule C to By-Law 1790
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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.

By-law Number 809 (Designated Class 'B' Roads) adopted bylaw
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. Part 4; s. 1(a); Schedule "A"
fine range $100.00 per offence Set Fine column, Items 1–2
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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

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: http://www.essex.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Traffic & streets in other municipalities