Idaho Code § 49-1004B Special Route Designations and Permits By Local Authorities

• Library: Idaho Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Regular Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Idaho Code § 49-1004B

(1) Local authorities may, by resolution on their own initiative or pursuant to written request, designate routes and revoke previously authorized routes within their respective jurisdictions for the operation of vehicle combinations with a legal maximum gross weight between one hundred five thousand five hundred one (105,501) pounds and one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds. A local authority that designates routes under this section shall do so pursuant to the requirements of this section. Nothing in this section shall limit the exclusive jurisdiction of local authorities to authorize or decline to designate such routes. All routes authorized by this section that are effective on July 1, 2019, shall remain in effect unless subsequently revoked pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section.

(a) Within one hundred fifty (150) days after receipt of a written request to designate a route under this section, the governing board of a local authority shall issue a determination as to:

(i) Whether it designates routes under this section; and

(ii) If it designates routes under this section, whether to approve the specific route at issue.

(b) In exercising jurisdiction to designate a route under this section, a local authority shall analyze the long-term physical and safety consequences of allowing vehicles covered by this section to use the route at issue. In conducting such analysis, the local authority shall use Idaho transportation department standards or the Idaho standards for public works construction, or a successor publication.

(c) A local authority that designates routes under this section shall authorize a map of designated routes by resolution of its governing board and shall update the route map within thirty (30) days after authorization or revocation of a route under this section. Upon designation or update of a route map as set forth in this subsection, a local authority shall submit such designation or update to the department for inclusion in the statewide route map entitled "Designated Routes up to 129K."

(2) A local authority that designates routes under this section may issue permits for travel upon such routes and may use such permits to designate conditions for travel, including possible seasonal restrictions or other time, place, or manner limitations. A local authority shall indicate on its route map, or within the provisions of its authorizing resolution, whether a permit is required upon a designated route. Issuance of permits for use of designated routes shall be deemed an administrative action that can be carried out by the primary administrative officer of the jurisdiction, or his designee.