The department is responsible for regulating the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on the state highway system, in order to insure the safety of the traveling public, and to protect the integrity of the highways and the bridges. This responsibility is accomplished through the issuance of permits for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads, and the execution of special contracts for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads to travel across the width of a state highway. The sections under this chapter prescribe the policies and procedures for the issuance of permits and the execution of contracts.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.1 adopted to be effective October 13, 1994, 19 TexReg 7809.