Special Vehicle Movement Permit Provisions - Illinois (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

HIGHWAY CONDITIONS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER: Moves shall not be made when highway is covered with snow or ice, or when visibility is unduly

impaired by rain, snow, fog, smog, or at any time travel conditions are considered to be unsafe by the Illinois State Police (ISP). To view road conditions

go to

and click on winter road conditions link. ISP may direct or escort a vehicle off the roadway to a place of safety.

JURISDICTION: The permit is effective only insofar as IDOT has jurisdiction and does not release the permittee from complying with other existing laws

that may apply to the movement.

LEGAL HEIGHT MOVEMENTS: Permit authority is not required for the movement of vehicle(s), inclusive of load, not exceeding the legal height

limitation of 13’ 6“ as established in Chapter 15 of the Code. Therefore, no action is taken by IDOT, either separately or in conjunction with authorizing

an otherwise oversize or overweight movement, to ensure adequate clearance of structures for a vehicle(s), inclusive of load, not exceeding 13‘ 6“

overall height.

LIABILITY INSURANCE: Owners and/or operators of escort vehicles or vehicles with oversize loads exceeding 10’ in width, 13’ 6” in height, 110’ in

length or overweight must have in effect or be self-insured in the amount of $500,000 per occurrence combined bodily injury and property damage.

LOCATIONS WHERE PERMIT IS NOT VALID: The permit is not valid on any highway or bridge posted for a load limit less than the gross weight of the

move, on any highway closed to traffic, and on any highway not maintained by IDOT. The right to use highways other than those specified is neither

implied nor granted for non-state jurisdiction routes. The permittee must obtain permission from the proper local authority to use local streets or

highways or from the Illinois Tollway if traveling over the Tollway.

NON-DIVISIBLE LOADS: Permits are only valid for non-divisible loads or vehicles, as defined in the Code. Multiple objects shall not be loaded in such

a way that causes the legal weight, height, width, and length laws to be exceeded.

OVERWEIGHT MOVEMENTS: An overweight permit authorizes the movement of a vehicle or a reasonably disassembled single object loaded on a

vehicle combination. The object may include an attachment; however, it must be securely mounted on the object being moved. The attachment may

not be hauled as a separate object on the vehicle combination.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIABILITY: The permittee assumes all responsibility for injury to persons or damage to public or private property, including his

own, caused directly or indirectly by the transportation of vehicles or vehicles and objects authorized under this permit. The permittee agrees to hold the

State of Illinois harmless from all suits, claims, damages or proceedings of any kind and to indemnify the State of Illinois for any claim it may be required

to pay arising from the movement.

RESTRICTIONS IN CITY OF CHICAGO

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Central Business District (CBD) boundaries – Cermak Rd (2200 S) to the south, Division St. (1200 N) to the north, Halsted St. (800 W) to the west

and Lake Michigan to the east.

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Contact the City of Chicago Permit Office for travel times on city maintained routes both within and outside of the CBD bounded area.

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Travel Times on State Maintained routes both within and outside the CBD bounded area – See the Authorized Times of Movement section

and/or Provision 9, if applicable, on this form.

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City of Chicago Permit Office – Contact should be made with the City of Chicago 312-744-4699 for all permitted loads traveling on any and all

streets and highways, excluding expressways, within the city limits.

RESTRICTIONS IN COOK COUNTY:

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Cook County Expressways – Movement of loads exceeding 12’ in width, 13’ 6” in height, or 120,000 pounds or the own powered equivalent are

prohibited on the expressways in Cook County except;

Int80 from Int57 east to the Indiana line, including portions of toll road Int294 and Int94

Int55 south of exit 277

Int57 south of US 6 (159th St.)

Int290 north of toll road Int294

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Own powered equivalents are: 4 or more axle vehicle up to 80,000 pounds gross; maximum 48,000 pounds on a tandem and 25,000 pounds per

axle: or a 3 or more axle vehicle up to 68,000 pounds gross; maximum 48,000 pounds on a tandem and 25,000 pounds per axle: or a 2 axle

vehicle up to 48,000 pounds with no axle exceeding 25,000 pounds

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Travel Times on State Maintained routes – See the Authorized Times of Movement section and/or Provision 9, if applicable, on this form.

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Cook County Permit Office – For permits within Cook County, excluding routes within the City of Chicago, call 312-603-1670.

RESTRICTIONS FOR ILLINOIS TOLL ROADS:

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Movements on or over Illinois Toll Roads require permission from the Illinois Toll Authority (630-241-6800).

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A listing of structures crossing the toll roads can be found online at

under the truck permits route map or a listing is

available at

under the overweight heading.

RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENTS: All movements made under authority of permits not specifying routes shall exercise due caution to prevent

unauthorized use of any structure, highway, temporary route detour, runaround or turnaround. Posted max width, height, speed, gross weight or other

restrictions shall be observed.

RIGHT-OF-WAY DURING MOVEMENT: Insofar as practicable, movements shall be confined to a single lane and shall be made in such a manner that

the rest of the roadway will be open at all times so the flow of other traffic will not unnecessarily be obstructed. Also, insofar as practicable, other traffic

will be given the right-of-way over this movement. The driver shall remove the vehicle from the roadway when necessary to allow an accumulation of

traffic to pass or when so directed by a police officer.

SPEED: Maximum speed shall be 5 m.p.h. below the posted speed limit, EXCEPT when otherwise specified in the permit. Legal weight, legal height

movements up to and including 10 feet wide are allowed to travel at the legal maximum speed limit.

STATE LINE BRIDGE RESTRICTIONS: All permit loads are bound by the state line bridge restrictions found on the Obstructions and Restrictions map

found online at

Printed 4/3/2017

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OPER 993 (Rev. 04/03/17)