§ 31-25-27. Weight restrictions. (a) State highways. The state traffic commission shall likewise have authority, as granted to local authorities in this chapter, to determine by resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the commission, and the restrictions shall be effective when signs […]
§ 31-25-27.1. Weight restrictions on the Veterans Memorial Parkway — East Providence. (a) No motor vehicle with a gross weight exceeding two (2) tons except those listed in this section shall be allowed to travel the Veterans Memorial Parkway in the city of East Providence. (b) The director of the department of revenue is directed […]
§ 31-25-27.10. Weight restrictions on Forest Avenue and Turner Road — Middletown. (a) The operation of through commercial vehicles on Forest Avenue and Turner Road is prohibited. (b) For purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor […]
§ 31-25-27.11. Weight restrictions on Limerock Road — Smithfield and Lincoln. (a) The operation of through commercial vehicles on Limerock Road between Douglas Pike in Smithfield and Jenckes Hill Road in Lincoln is prohibited. (b) For purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles used to […]
§ 31-25-27.12. Commercial vehicles prohibited on Chases Lane in Middletown. (a) The operation of commercial vehicles is prohibited on Chases Lane in Middletown. (b) For purposes of this section, a “commercial vehicle” is defined as a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle: (1) Has a […]
§ 31-25-27.2. Weight restrictions on Route 114 — Bristol. (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on Route 114 (Hope Street and Ferry Road) between Gooding Avenue and Route 136. (b) The director of the department […]
§ 31-25-27.3. Weight restrictions on Route 114 — Johnston. (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on Hopkins Avenue. (b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit access as […]
§ 31-25-27.4. Weight restrictions on South Main Street — Coventry. (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on South Main Street. (b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post signs to limit […]
§ 31-25-27.5. Weight restrictions on state roadways — East Providence. (a) No commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight exceeding five (5) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to park on any state roadway in the city of East Providence in excess of two (2) hours. (b) The director of the […]
§ 31-25-27.6. Weight restrictions on Route 15 — Armistice Boulevard — Pawtucket. (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on Route 15 (Armistice Boulevard from Newport Avenue easterly to the Rhode Island state line). (b) The […]
§ 31-25-27.7. Weight restrictions on route 114 — Warren. (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with a gross weight exceeding four (4) tons, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on route 114 in the town of Warren. (b) The director of the department of transportation is directed to post […]
§ 31-25-27.8. Weight restrictions within North Smithfield town hall area. (a) No commercial motor truck or tractor with more than four (4) axles, except those listed in this section, shall be allowed to travel on Main Street, North Main Street, School Street, and Green Street, within .3 miles of the North Smithfield town hall in […]
§ 31-25-27.9. Weight restrictions on Smith Avenue in Smithfield. (a) No tractor or truck tractor, as defined in 23 C.F.R. 658.5, pulling a trailer or trailers, shall be allowed to travel on that portion of Route 116 between Route 44 and West Greenville Road known as Smith Avenue in the town of Smithfield. (b) The […]
§ 31-25-28. Liability for damages from oversize or overweight. (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of the vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as […]
§ 31-25-29. Refuse-hauling vehicles — Exemption from permit. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this chapter, a motor vehicle designed and used for the hauling of refuse shall not be subject to state axle weight restrictions when hauling refuse. Nothing in this provision shall waive or modify existing state gross weight restrictions for refuse vehicles or […]
§ 31-25-3. Maximum width. (a) The total outside width of any vehicle or the load on it shall not exceed one hundred two inches (102″) excluding any safety and noncargo carrying appurtenances on either motorized campers or camping recreational vehicles. (b) Any carrier or persons operating a vehicle that exceeds the maximum width, as permitted […]
§ 31-25-30. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 310, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 122, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 310, § 2, effective June 12, 2011, and shall be repealed two (2) years subsequent to such date or upon the closure of the existing structures.
§ 31-25-4. Maximum height. (a) No vehicle including any load on it shall exceed a height of one hundred sixty-two inches (162″). (b) Any carrier or persons operating a vehicle that exceeds the maximum height, as permitted or as defined in this section, shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) per inch over height or […]
§ 31-25-5. Maximum length of single vehicle and load. (a) No vehicle, including any load on it, except Rhode Island public transit authority articulated buses, shall exceed a length of forty feet (40′) extreme overall dimension inclusive of front and rear bumpers, or in the case of a motor bus, motorized camper or camping recreational […]
§ 31-25-6. Maximum number and length of coupled vehicles. (a) No combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than three (3) units, a truck-tractor, semi-trailer, and trailer. The combination of vehicles shall not be restricted in overall length, except that when a truck-tractor, semi-trailer, and a trailer are used in combination, the trailer […]
