Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:387.5 – Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:387.5
- Highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, including bridges, causeways, tunnels and ferries; synonymous with the word "street". See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
- Intersection: means : The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
- Special permit: means a written authorization to move or operate on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles with indivisible load of size and/or weight exceeding the limits prescribed for vehicles in regular operation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
- Vehicle: means every device by which persons or things may be transported upon a public highway or bridge, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, and provided the federal government does not raise any objection to such permitted weight limitations, Interstate 49 from its northern intersection with U.S. Highway No. 167 near Meeker in Rapides Parish to its southern intersection with U.S. Highway No. 167 near Washington in St. Landry Parish is hereby deemed as an alternate route for U.S. Highway No. 167. Any vehicle traveling under a special permit issued under the provisions of this Subpart, the conditions of which permit travel on U.S. Highway No. 167, is hereby authorized to travel Interstate 49 under the same conditions and restrictions as those applicable to its permit to travel on U.S. Highway No. 167.
Acts 1995, No. 254, §1.