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§ 21-806. Speed restrictions for bridges or other elevated structures

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Speed Restrictions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-806
§ 21-806. Speed restrictions for bridges or other elevated structures
Currentness
Investigation of bridge or other elevated structure
(a) On request of any local authority, the State Highway Administration shall investigate and, on its own initiative, it may investigate any bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway.
Adjustment of maximum speed limit
(b) If it determines that the structure cannot safely withstand the weight of vehicles traveling at the maximum speed limit otherwise permitted by this subtitle, the State Highway Administration shall:
(1) Establish the maximum speed limit that the structure can safely withstand; and
(2) At each approach to the structure, place or permit the placement of a suitable sign stating the maximum speed limit.
Speed limit effective at time signs posted
(c) A maximum speed limit established under this section is effective when posted on appropriate signs giving notice of the limit.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 214; Acts 2004, c. 150, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-806.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-806, MD TRANS § 21-806
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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