Alaska Administrative Code

(a) Before the department removes outdoor advertising that violates AS 19.25.105(a) and (c), the department will give notice in accordance with AS 19.25.150. In the notice, the department will describe the sign, display, or device to be removed and its location, specify a date by…

(a) A person who wishes to sponsor an event that requires the use of a highway right-of-way for a walk, run, bicycle tour or race, wheelchair tour or race, athletic contest, or other similar event may apply to the department for a highway event permit by submitting to the departm…

(a) A person who wishes the use of a highway right-of-way for access to, or construction and maintenance activities related to, physically contiguous land during the construction, alteration, or maintenance of improvements, or to allow access to utility facilities for which a per…

(a) The department may restrict the use of, or close, any highway whenever the department considers such closing or restriction of use necessary (1) for the protection of the public; or (2) for the protection of such highway from damage during storms, floods, thawing conditions o…

(a) The department is responsible for the transfer of excess automotive and construction equipment to political subdivisions of the state for use in maintenance and construction of roads and airports. (b) The department will circulate a list of such equipment periodically to all …

No road maintenance of any nature shall be performed by the state on a highway which is not part of the Alaska Highway System, except by reimbursable agreement. Notes 17 AAC 20.040 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30 The source of this section is former 14 AAC 2.390(c). Authority:AS 19.05.…

For purposes of 17 AAC 10, 17 AAC 15, this chapter, and 17 AAC 60, the following documents are adopted by reference: (1) the Alaska Traffic Manual, dated June 16, 2016, as amended through 2022, consisting of the(A) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2009, including Revisi…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "highway rest stop or pullout" has the meaning given in 17 AAC 05.990; (2) "vehicle" has the meaning given in 17 AAC 25.900. Notes 17 AAC 20.990 Eff. 3/1/2002, Register 161 Authority:AS 19.05.010 AS 19.05.020 AS 19.05.04…

Notes 17 AAC 25.010 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; am 3/22/81, Register 77; am 11/16/83, Register 88; am 9/1/84, Register 91; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compariso…

Except under a permit issued under this chapter, or a traffic control plan approved, as part of a construction contract, by the department within the limits of a highway construction project, a vehicle, including load, that exceeds the size or weight limitations set out in this c…

(a) The width of a vehicle, including load, may not exceed 102 inches. Equipment may extend no more than three inches beyond the 102-inch width limitation on each side of the vehicle if the equipment is attached to the vehicle. However, the following items are not subject to the …

(a) Except as provided in 17 AAC 25.335, the weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load and equipment, operated or moved on the state highway system may not exceed a limit set out in this section. If more than one weight limit applies, the most restrictive lim…

(a) A long combination vehicle (LCV) with a cargo-carrying length that does not exceed 95 feet, measured from the front of the first cargo-carrying vehicle to the rear of the last cargo-carrying vehicle or load, including the connecting device, may operate upon one or more of the…

(a) A rotating drum transit mix concrete truck with a booster axle or a lift axle, or both, may operate on the state highway system for the movement of specialty manufactured products or other loads if the gross weight of the vehicle and the axle weights are not greater than the …

Notes 17 AAC 25.016 Eff. 8/13/95, Register 135; repealed 10/7/2001, Register 160 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will…

(a) Unless a vehicle is authorized to use supplemental axles under a permit issued under 17 AAC 25.320, supplemental axles may be used on vehicles operating on the state highway system only as provided in this section. Supplemental axles must have a manufacturer's rating equal to…

Notes 17 AAC 25.020 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; am 3/22/81, Register 77; am 6/19/81, Register 78; am 9/1/84, Register 91; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison…

Notes 17 AAC 25.030 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; am 11/16/83, Register 88; am 9/1/84, Register 91; am 1/18/86, Register 97; am 9/19/86, Register 99; am 4/11/90, Register 114; am 7/13/91, Register 119; am 4/27/92, Register 122; am 8/23/92, Register 123; am 12…

Notes 17 AAC 25.032 Eff. 7/11/90, Register 115; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 17 AAC 25.035 Eff. 9/1/84, Register 91; am 4/11/90, Register 114; am 7/3/91, Register 119; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior q…

Notes 17 AAC 25.040 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 17 AAC 25.050 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; repealed 10/7/2001, Register 160 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More c…

Notes 17 AAC 25.060 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; am 9/3/74, Register 51; am 11/19/84, Register 92; am 1/18/86, Register 97; am 9/10/86, Register 100; am 4/28/87, Register 102; am 11/29/87, Register 104; am 4/11/90, Register 114; am 7/11/90, Register 115; rep…

Notes 17 AAC 25.062 Repealed 11/29/87. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to comp…

Notes 17 AAC 25.063 Eff. 11/29/87, Register 104; am 12/4/89, Register 112; am 4/11/90, Register 114; am 7/11/90, Register 115; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most …

Notes 17 AAC 25.065 Eff. 1/18/86, Register 97; am 11/29/87, Register 104; am 7/11/90, Register 115; am 7/3/91, Register 119; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most re…

Notes 17 AAC 25.070 Repealed 11/16/83. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to comp…

Notes 17 AAC 25.080 Repealed 3/22/81. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 17 AAC 25.090 Repealed 11/16/83. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to comp…

(a) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway or may impose restrictions on any aspect of vehicle operation on any highway whenever the highway, in the judgment of the commissioner, may be seriously damaged or d…

Notes 17 AAC 25.105 Eff. 9/1/84, Register 91; am 4/11/90, Register 114; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 17 AAC 25.106 Eff. 7/11/90, Register 115; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 17 AAC 25.107 Eff. 1/18/86, Register 97; am 4/11/90, Register 114; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More c…

Notes 17 AAC 25.108 Eff. 4/27/92, Register 122; am 8/23/92, Register 123; repealed 8/13/95, Register 135 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More …

Notes 17 AAC 25.109 Eff. 7/3/91, Register 119; repealed 12/29/93, Register 128 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 17 AAC 25.110 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30; am 9/3/72, Register 43; am 6/19/81, Register 78; am 11/16/83, Register 88; am 9/1/84, Register 91; am 1/18/86, Register 97; am 11/29/87, Register 104; am 7/31/91, Register 119; am 4/27/92, Register 122; am 8/23/92, Register 123; repe…

In 17 AAC 25.011 - 17 AAC 25.119, unless the context requires otherwise, "equipment" means air conditioning units, heating or cooling units, air compressors, winches, bumpers, flexible fender extensions, bolsters, log bunks, binder chains, clearance lights, rub rails, rock guards…

(a) A person driving a commercial motor vehicle, or a company whose business involves the operation of a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway or vehicular way or area, shall comply with the transportation of hazardous materials, hazardous substances, or hazardous waste regulat…

(a) A person driving a commercial motor vehicle, or a company whose business involves the operation of a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway or vehicular way or area, shall comply with the regulations relating to the management, maintenance, operation, or driving of commercia…

(a) A person driving a commercial motor vehicle, or a company whose business involves the operation of a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway or vehicular way or area, shall comply with the regulations relating to the management, operation, or driving of commercial motor vehic…

(a) An enforcement officer may(1) require the operator of a commercial motor vehicle to stop the motor vehicle and submit to commercial vehicle safety inspections and tests; (2) inspect and test all components of a commercial motor vehicle, including the interior of the cab, the …

(a) An enforcement officer may issue a citation to the driver or owner of a commercial motor vehicle that is not in safe mechanical condition or properly equipped as required in AS 28 or in 17 AAC 25.200 - 17 AAC 25.250. A citation issued under this section must specify the secti…

(a) The definitions in 49 C.F.R. 390.5, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 25.210(a), apply in 17 AAC 25.200 - 17 AAC 25.250, except that for vehicles operating in intrastate commerce that have a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight, or gross co…

(a) A commercial motor vehicle must stop for weighing and vehicle inspection where an official highway sign indicates that a weigh station is in operation or at the direction of an enforcement officer. (b) In this section,(1) "commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle of mo…

(a) The department will issue a permit authorizing the movement of a vehicle or load of a size or weight exceeding the limitations specified in this chapter if the department determines that(1) the overweight vehicle or load is a non-divisible vehicle or load; or (2) each of the …

(a) An application for a permit must specifically describe the vehicle and the load to be moved, the origin, destination, proposed route, date and times of movement, and other items pertinent to the operation of the vehicle under the permit and requested on the application form p…

(a) The department will weigh vehicles in their as-found condition and will grant weight allowances, as described in this section, to the weight limits set out in 17 AAC 25.013. (b) The department will observe the following procedures if enforcing the gross weight requirements in…

(a) If an enforcement officer has reason to believe that a vehicle or load is oversize, is overweight, violates 17 AAC 25.210, or violates a requirement adopted by reference in 17 AAC 25.210, the enforcement officer may require the driver to stop for inspection or for weighing by…

An enforcement officer may order that movement of a vehicle be stopped, if that vehicle violates the safety, size, weight, or load limitations of this chapter or the terms of an oversize or overweight permit issued under 17 AAC 25.320, and if the enforcement officer considers sto…

An enforcement officer may order the removal of a portion of a load if the officer determines that the size or weight of a vehicle or load violates the size, weight, or load limitations of this chapter or the terms of an oversize or overweight permit issued under 17 AAC 25.320 an…