19-23 Weight Over Bridges amending 15-26 COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 19-23
"BEING A BY-LAW TO RESTRICT THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLES
PASSING OVER BRIDGES AND TO AMEND BY-LAW NO. 15-26"
WHEREAS Section 123 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act, being Chapter H.8, R.S.O. 1990,
as amended, provides that the Municipal Corporation or other authority having jurisdiction
over a bridge may by by-law limit the gross weight of any vehicle or any class thereof
passing over such bridge, and the requirements of Subsection 1 with respect to the
posting up of notice apply thereto;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to limit the weight of vehicles passing over certain
bridges in the County of Elgin;
AND WHEREAS Council did pass By-Law No. 15-26 respecting certain bridges in the
County of Elgin;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed necessary and appropriate to further amend By-Law No.
1 -2 5 6;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin
enacts as follows:
1. That no vehicle or any class thereof, whether empty or loaded, shall be operated
over any bridge designated in the attached Schedule No. 1, forming part of this By-Law,
with a weight in excess of the weight limit prescribed in the Schedule for such bridge.
2. That any person violating any of the provisions of this By-Law shall be subject to
the penalty provided in Section 125 of the Highway Traffic Act.
3. That this By-Law shall become effective once a notice of the weight permitted,
legibly printed, has been posted up in a conspicuous place at either end of each bridge
designated in the attached Schedules.
4. That this By-Law shall be effective upon passing.
5. That By-Law No. 15-26 be and is hereby amended.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 1to1 DAY OF
JUNE 2019.
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Julie Gonyou, Duncan McPhail,
Chief Administrative Officer. Warden.
SCHEDULE NO. 1
By-Law No. 19-23
BRIDGES ON LOCAL ROADS
No. Bridge Name of Location Weight Year of Type of
No. Bridge Limit in Construction Floor
(MTO) Tonnes Finish
1. 5-136 King Reg. Plan 117, Level 1 — 10 1938 Steel
George IV former village of Port Level 2 — 14
Lift Bridge Stanley, now Level 3 - 18
Municipality of
Central Elgin, East
Side of Kettle Creek,
Lot 5, West Side of
Kettle Creek, Lots 5
and 6.
This weight limit is based on the detailed evaluations and recommendations of GM
BluePlan as per their report dated May 21, 2019.