Chương II Thông tư 46/2015/TT-BGTVT: Quy định về tải trọng, khổ giới hạn của đường bộ; công bố tải trọng, khổ giới hạn của đường bộ

Chapter II

LOAD CAPACITIES AND DIMENSIONAL LIMITS OF ROADS; ANNOUCEMENT OF LOAD CAPACITIES AND DIMENSIONAL LIMITS OF ROADS

Article 4. Load capacity of road

1. Load capacity of a road means bearing capacity of such road and bridges along the road that is for ensuring the intended lifespan.

2. The bearing capacity of a bridge is determined according to its design and the actual condition of the bridge, which is announced by a competent authority or displayed by a vehicle weight limit sign according to regulations on road signs.

3. The bearing capacity of a road is determined according to its design and actual condition of the road, which is announced by a competent authority or displayed by an axle weight limit sign according to regulations on road signs.

Article 5. Dimensional limits of roads

1. Dimensional limits of a road means the limited space in terms of heights and widths of the road, bridge, ferry terminal, or road tunnel that allows vehicles and cargo thereon to safely go through.

2. The height limit of highways, level I, level II, and level III roads is 4.75 meters; the height limit of a level IV road or lower is 4.5 meters.

3. The width limit of a road is the width limit of its lanes, depending on the technical level of the road and the terrain over which the road route is built.

Article 6. Announcement about load capacities and dimensional limits of roads and technical conditions of railroad crossing

1. Vietnam Road Administration is responsible for issuing the announcement about load capacities and dimensional limits of highways and updating the load capacities and dimensional limits of roads and technical conditions of railroad crossing in Vietnam nationwide on the website of Vietnam Road Administration.

2. Services of Transport are responsible for issuing the announcement about load capacities and dimensional limits of local roads and sending the figures to Directorate for Roads of Vietnam for updating on the website of Directorate for Roads of Vietnam.

3. Vietnam Railway Administration is responsible for issuing the announcement about the technical conditions of railroad crossing on Vietnam railway network and sending the figures to Directorate for Road of Vietnam for updating on the website of Directorate for Road of Vietnam.

Article 7. Adjustment to announcement about load capacities and dimensional limits of roads and technical conditions of railroad crossing

1. Directorate for Roads of Vietnam is responsible for biannually updating load capacities and dimensional limits of roads and technical conditions of railroad crossing in Vietnam nationwide every 6 months (before June 20 and December 20 of every year).

2. Services of Transport are responsible for updating load capacities and dimensional limits of local roads and sending the figures to Directorate for Roads of Vietnam for updating on the website of Directorate for Roads of Vietnam every 6 months (before June 15 and December 15 of every year).

3. Vietnam Railway Administration is responsible for updating technical conditions of railroad crossing on Vietnam railway network and sending the figures to Directorate for Road of Vietnam for updating on the website of Directorate for Road of Vietnam every 6 months (before June 15 and December 15 of every year).

4. Investors in form of public-private partnerships are responsible for updating load capacities and dimensional limits of road segments under their management and sending the figures to the Services of Transport (applicable to local roads) or Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (applicable to highways) for updating on the website of Directorate for Roads of Vietnam every 6 months (before June 10 and December 10 of every year).

5. Road authorities must put up signs showing the actual load capacities and dimensional limits of the bridge along the routes and road segments enumerated but have not been renovated and upgraded according to the announced load capacities and dimensional limits.

Article 8. Operation of road motor vehicles

1. Any road motor vehicles satisfying the announced load capacities and dimensional limits of roads and regulations on goods loading specified in Articles 16, 17, 18, 19 of this Circular may run on announced routes/road segments.

2. When running on routes and road segments whose load capacities and dimensional limits are not announced, vehicle owners, hirers or drivers shall comply with the signs of load capacities and dimensional limits of roads, speeds and distance between vehicles running on public roads.

3. When transporting non-divisible load, or the gross weight or size of the vehicle exceeds the load capacity or dimensional limit of the road, the vehicle owner, the hirer or the driver must request a road authority to issue a permit before using the vehicle on the road.