§ 601.5. Hazardous materials.
(a) Hazardous materials may be transported, under the required Federal permits, on the Turnpike System, if the shipments are in full compliance with 10 CFR Part 71 (relating to packaging and transportation of radioactive material), 49 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter C (relating to hazardous materials regulations), 49 CFR Parts 390—397, regarding Federal motor carrier safety regulations, and other Federal or State laws or regulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials.
(b) A transporter of hazardous materials shall carry the required Federal permits while traveling on the Turnpike System and shall present the permits upon demand to any Commission employee or the Pennsylvania State Police.
(c) Explosives Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and Radioactive materials as defined in 49 CFR 173.50 and 173.403, respectively (relating to Class 1—definitions; and definitions) are prohibited from being transported on the Turnpike System in tandem trailer combinations.
(d) The total volume of material in a tandem combination may not exceed the total volume that could be carried in a single trailer.
(e) The following materials are prohibited, prohibited in bulk packaging or permitted in Commission tunnels under the following chart. Bulk packaging is defined in 49 CFR 171.8 (relating to definitions and abbreviations).
Prohibited Hazardous Materials Classes Hazardous Material Class Policy All Explosives 1.1—1.6 Prohibited Poison Gas 2.3 Prohibited Dangerous When Wet 4.3 Prohibited Organic Peroxide 5.2 Prohibited Poison (Inhalation Hazard) 6.1 Prohibited Radioactive 7 Prohibited
Prohibited in Bulk Packaging Hazardous Materials Classes Hazardous Material Class Policy Flammable Gas 2.1 Prohibited in
bulk packagingFlammable Liquid 3 Prohibited in
bulk packagingFlammable Solid 4.1 Prohibited in
bulk packagingSpontaneously Combustible 4.2 Prohibited in
bulk packagingOxidizer 5.1 Prohibited in
bulk packagingPoison (Other than Inhalation Hazard) 6 Prohibited in
bulk packagingCorrosive 8 Prohibited in
bulk packagingPermitted Hazardous Materials Classes Hazardous Material Class Policy Non-Flammable Gas 2.2 Permitted Combustible (Fuel Oil) 3 Permitted Miscellaneous 9 Permitted Dangerous - Permitted Stow Away From Food Stuffs - Permitted
Authority The provisions of this § 601.5 amended under sections 4 and 12 of the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L. 774, No. 211) (36 P.S. § § 652d and 652l), 74 Pa.C.S. § § 8102, 8107, 8116 and 8117; and 75 Pa.C.S. § § 6110 and 6110.1.
Source The provisions of this § 601.5 adopted August 5, 1977, effective August 6, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2196; amended October 29, 1992, effective October 30, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5321; amended June 23, 2000, effective June 24, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 3175; amended December 1, 2023, effective December 2, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 7489. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (267404) to (267406).
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