The limitations of Code Section 32-6-23 as to width and of Code Section 32-6-24 as to length shall not apply to the following loads and vehicles, which may exceed such limitation without a permit: Any vehicle or equipment used for transporting cargo or containers between and within wharves, storage areas, or terminals within the facilities of any port under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Ports Authority when such vehicle or equipment is being operated upon any public road not part of The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways by the owner thereof or his or her agent within a radius of ten miles of the port facility of origin and accompanied by an escort vehicle equipped with one or more operating amber flashing lights that are visible from a distance of 500 feet.
History. Code 1981, § 32-6-25.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 784, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 32.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally
Article 2 - Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-20. General Restrictions
§ 32-6-22. Height of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-23. Width of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-24. Length of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-25. Exemptions for Farming, Agricultural, and Forest Management Equipment
§ 32-6-25.1. Exemptions for Port Vehicles Used to Transport Cargo or Containers
§ 32-6-26. Weight of Vehicle and Load
§ 32-6-27. Enforcement of Load Limitations
§ 32-6-28. Permits for Excess Weight and Dimensions
§ 32-6-31. Construction of Code Sections 32-1-10, 32-6-26, 32-6-27, and 32-6-29