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SCOHT Overdimensional Permit Harmonization

AASHTO SCOHT HARMONIZATION PHASE I WEBINAR WASHINGTON, D.C. MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2014. SCOHT Overdimensional Permit Harmonization. Phase I Findings Webinar. Harmonization Team. Chair : Randy Braden, Alabama DOT SCOHT Chair : Peter Lynch on behalf of Secretary Mark Gottlieb, Wisconsin DOT

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SCOHT Overdimensional Permit Harmonization

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  1. AASHTO SCOHT HARMONIZATION PHASE I WEBINAR WASHINGTON, D.C. MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2014 SCOHT Overdimensional Permit Harmonization Phase I Findings Webinar

  2. Harmonization Team • Chair: Randy Braden, Alabama DOT • SCOHT Chair: Peter Lynch on behalf of Secretary Mark Gottlieb, Wisconsin DOT • SCOHT Vice Chair: Jeff Honefanger, Ohio DOT • SCOHT Secretary: Tom Kearney, FHWA • NASTO: Glenn Rowe, PennDOT • SASHTO: Tammy Denning, North Carolina DOT • MAASTO: Scott Bradley, MoDOT • WASHTO: Jim Wright, Washington State DOT • AASHTO Staff: Chris Smith • Consultants: Nick Vlahos and Brandon Rivenburg, Cambridge Systematics • 2013 Team Members: • Carol Davis, Texas DMV • Angela Woodard, Indiana DOR • Leo Penne, AASHTO (Ret.)

  3. Background • Nov. 2012: AASHTO BOD authorizes Harmonization Initiative and Phase I Items for Research • Jul. 2013: SCOHT Harmonization Team presents initial Phase I findings at Wilmington Annual Meeting • Summer – Fall, 2013: Consultants conduct research activities • Nov. 2013: Consultants present findings • Dec. 2013: SCOHT Harmonization Team considers findings and offers draft technical reconciliations

  4. Objective • Consideradoption of Phase I findings by full SCOHT Subcommittee that will: • Seek solutionsless restrictive or status quo, not more restrictive • Balance consistency while maintaining safety • Recommend voluntary harmonization, not mandatory uniformity

  5. Phase I • Escort Requirements • Warning Flags • Warning Lights • Warning Signs • Days and Hours of Operation

  6. Escort Requirements

  7. Warning Flags

  8. Warning Lights

  9. Warning Signs

  10. Days and Hours of Operation

  11. Next Steps • Presentation of consensus Phase I findings to the SCOHT Industry Advisory Group • Agreement between SCOHT and the SCOHT Industry Advisory Group at the SC&RA Symposium, Houston, TX, March 19th • Publication of technical memo on Phase I items in revised edition of the AASHTO Guide to Weights and Dimensions

  12. Phase II • Number of Valid days allowed on single trip permits • Permit Amendments • Holiday Restrictions • Type and size of Escort Vehicles • Escort Requirements for Overheight Loads and Overheight Loads with other Dimensions Phase II Survey Link https://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/54c9g55532

  13. Save the Date • March 18th – 19th: SC&RA Symposium, Houston • July 14th – 17th: SCOHT Annual Meeting, Philadelphia

  14. Thank You Chris Smith American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 202-624-5839 or 202-350-1295 csmith@aashto.org http://highwaytransport.transportation.org @SEMINOLE04

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