Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 51-12. Night and Weekend Movement of Oversize/Overweight Loads

Permitted movements of oversize and overweight (OS/OW) loads traditionally occur during the daytime on weekdays to allow for adequate staffing support and safety-focused practices. Due to increases in traffic congestion, safety concerns over fleet mixes, and other factors, many states began allowing or requesting those movements to occur during off-peak traffic hours, including nights and weekends. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 572: Night and Weekend Movement of Oversize/Overweight Loads presents the state of the practice for regulating night and weekend movement of OS/OW loads among state departments of transportation.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4725

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $45000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 51-12

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Zwahlen, Tanya

• Performing Organizations:

  Applied Research Associates, Inc.

  100 Trade Centre Drive, Ste 200
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820-7233
• Principal Investigators:

  Bittner, Jason

• Start Date: 20190920
• Expected Completion Date: 20210817
• Actual Completion Date: 20210817

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Literature reviews; Night; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Permits; Policy, legislation and regulation; State departments of transportation; Weekends
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01704615
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 51-12
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 13 2019 3:09PM