Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 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 packaging |
| Flammable Liquid | 3 | Prohibited in bulk packaging |
| Flammable Solid | 4.1 | Prohibited in bulk packaging |
| Spontaneously Combustible | 4.2 | Prohibited in bulk packaging |
| Oxidizer | 5.1 | Prohibited in bulk packaging |
| Poison (Other than Inhalation Hazard) | 6 | Prohibited in bulk packaging |
| Corrosive | 8 | Prohibited in bulk packaging |
| Permitted 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 |
The provisions of this § 601.5 adopted August 5, 1977, effective 8/6/1977, 7 Pa.B. 2196; amended October 29, 1992, effective 10/30/1992, 22 Pa.B. 5321; amended June 23, 2000, effective 6/24/2000, 30 Pa.B. 3175.Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 48. December 2, 2023, effective 12/2/2023