{"operation":"document","citation":"01-0058","title":"Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-04-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"01-0058 response to Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel concerning 172.701.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0058.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0058.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0058","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2001/010058.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n:\nof Transportation\nU.S.Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nAdministration\nARR = 5 2001\nMr. Otis T. Eanes\nBridge Tunnel Patroller\nRef. No. 01-0058\nMonitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel\nP.O. Box 6570\nPortsmouth, Virginia 23703\nDear Mr. Eanes:\nThank you for your February 8, 2001 letter to Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta. Your\nletter has been referred to this office for response. You ask about state and local routing\nrequirements for the transportation of hazardous materials and specifically about restrictions on\nthe transportation of certain hazardous materials through tunnels.\nThe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) set forth requirements for\npersons who offer hazardous materials for transportation or transport hazardous materials in\ncommerce. The HMR explain how to class and package a hazardous material and how the\npackage must be marked and labeled. The HMR also tell how to complete the shipping papers\nand emergency response information that must accompany a hazardous material shipment. In\naddition, the HMR tell whether the vehicle in which a hazardous materials shipment is being\ntransported must be placarded and the specific placards that must be used. Finally, the HMR.\nhazardous materials for shipment.\nexplain training requirements for persons who transport hazardous materials or prepare\nHazardous materials transported in commerce, including on state- or privately-owned bridges and\ntunnels, must conform to all applicable requirements of the HMR. In addition, regulations issued\nby the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at 49 CFR Part 397 provide\ngeneral routing standards for states and Indian tribes that wish to establish highway routing\ndesignations for non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHM). Generally, these regulations\nrequire a state or tribal government to make a public finding that NRHM routing designations\nenhance public safety in both the area subject to its jurisdiction and other areas that are directly\naffected by the routing designation. In establishing routing designations, a state or Indian tribe\nmust consider a number of factors, including the population potentially exposed to an NRHM\nrelease; the characteristics of the highway; the types and quantities of NRHM expected to be\ntransported on the designated route; emergency response capabilities; and exposure and other risk\nfactors. So long as states and Indian tribes comply with these general standards, they have broad\ndiscretion to develop routing designations for NRHM. State officials are better positioned than is\nthe federal government to assess local bridge or tunnel conditions, accident histories, emergency\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nPage 2\nresponse capabilities, alternative routes, and exposure and other risk factors in making such\ndecisions. Similarly, we believe state authorities should be responsible for enforcing any bridge\nor tunnel restrictions and for training their employees to enforce the restrictions. You should\ndiscuss any concerns you may have about hazardous materials transported through the Monitor-\nMerrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel with your supervisor.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact\nthis office.\nSincerely,\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nGorsky\nACTION\nederal vs\n31,12.101\nis assigned to\nTo:\nstate Kegs.\nNorman Y. Minutia 0 - 005S\nLIPA\nSecretary of Transportation,\n510\nUnited States Department of\nTransportation\nCharles D. Nottingham\nCommissioner of Transportation,\nVirginia Departation of Virginia\nFrom:\nOtis I. Eanes\nBridge Tunnel Patroller\nMoniter Merrimac Memorial Bridge\nTunnel\nDate:\n08, Feb. 2001\nSubject:\nThe Lack of State and/or Federal Rules\nand Regulations for the State Owned\nHampton Roads Area Tunnels\nReferences:\nI. Commonwealth of Virginia Rules and\nRegulations Governing the\nTransportation of Hazardous through\nBridge Tunnel Facilities.\nII. Virginia Departation of\nTransportation State Owned Urban\n30-65-10 and 24 VAC 30-65-20\nTunnel Safety Regulation 24 VAC\nIII. Message: D. D. Clark, Assistant\nSuperintendent, June 16, 1999\n(Campers and RV)\nIV.\nMessage: Perry C. Cogburn, Emergency\nOperation Office, Oct. 13, 2000\n(Propane Regulation)\n-\nRules and Regulations Governing the\ntransportation of Hazardous\nMaterials through the Chesapeake Bay\nBridge Tunnel April 24, 2000.\nVI. Rules and Regulations Comparison.\nVII.\nFire Protection and Life Safety for\nRoad Tunnels, Fire Protection,\nWinter 2000.\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nAs a life time resident of Virginia and a two a half\nyear employee of Virginia Department Of Iransportation as a\nBridge Tunnel Patroller at the Elizabeth River Tunnel (ERT)\nand Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel (MMMBT), and not\na disgruntled employee, I feel compel to write this message.\nI am fifty nine years old and consider myself honored and\nprivileged to work at the MMMBT, which may be the best\nbridge tunnel facility in the country. The MMMBT and ERT are\ntwo of four State Owned Tunnels in the Hampton Roads Area of\nVirginia that are a vital link in the Interstate 64 System.\nPrior to this employment, I was honorabled retired as a\nFederal Employee from the Naval Aviation Depot in Norfolk,\nVa. after thirty two years of continuous service.\nI find that the lack of basic instructions pertaining\nto the transportation of hazardous materials through these\nState Owned Tunnel Facilities very surprising. It appears\nthat most information is either unknown, ignored or\nmeetings in regards to the transportation of hazardous\nsuppressed. There are no periodical training or shift\nmaterials through these State Owned Tunnels. All emphasis\nwould be on the enforcement of the State and/or Federal\nare on customer service. One would think that the main focus\nRules and Regulations pertaining to the transportation of\nhazardous materials through these State Owned Tunnels with\nstrong emphasis on customer service\ntransportation of hazardous materials through the State\nlimited basic State and no Federal Rules and Regulations at\nthese facilities governing the transportation of hazardous\nmaterials through these tunnels. My inquiries, into these\nmatters, has been answered with\nverbal instructions.\nThe verbal instructions appear to be\nvery limited printed and\nvarious opinionated ideas. The printed instructions (Ref I)\nis very limited in scope, confusing and fails to indicate\nthe maximum number of Non-Bulk containers per vehicle.\nA print of a State Owned Urban Tunnel Safety Regulation\n(Ref II) pertaining to vehicles using LP gas appeared at the\nMMMBT this pass Spring. This instruction states that all\nvehicles using LP Gas\nfor cooking, heating or refrigeration\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nmust stop at the tunnel's inspection station so that the\nTunnel Personnel can conduct a manual inspection to verify\nthat the gas containers are turned off, securely attached\nand determined to be safe for travel. I have no idea where\nthis regulation came from or where to look to research it.\nPrior to this regulation (Ref II) we were operating on a\nhonor system pertaining to vehicles carrying IP gas (Ref\nIII). This instruction states that when a driver operating a\nCamper or RV stops for inspection,\ntake the driver's word that his LP Gas containers are turned\noff. To even more wonderment, a message from Perry C.\nCogburn dated 10-13-2000 (Ref IV) stated that they were\ntrying to implement a district wide Propane/RV Regulation.\nIt would appear, that if the State Owned Urban Tunnel Safety\nvigorously implemented and enforced.\nRegulations, (Ref II) İs valid, it would need only to be\nI have obtained a copy of the rules and regulations\ngoverning the transportation of hazardous materials through\nthe Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel from their Internet Web\nSite (Ref V). It is very specific and references the U.S.\nDepartment of Transportation Rules and Regulation pertaining\nto the many hazardous materials that may or may not pass\nthrough that facility. I have not been able to locate the\nHampton Roads Area (State Owned) Tunnel Rules and Regulation\non the Internet. A comparison of the State Owned Tunnel\nLimited Regulation (Ref I) to the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel\nSpecific Regulation (Ref V) governing the transportation of\nNon-Bulk hazardous materials through their facilities\nreveals\na various degree of difference (Ref VI).\nUsing FLAMMABLE 3 Non-Bulk liquids as a example, the\nState Owned Tunnel Limited Regulation (Ref I) is very\ngenerous with a maximum of 119 gallons per container and\napparently no limitation as to the number of these\nrolatile FLAMMABLE 3 Non-Bulk liquid in a single tracto\nrailer truck could pass through the State Owned Tunnels a:\nper this instruction.\nRegulation on FLAMMABLE 3 Non-Bulk liquid, following U.s.\nDepartment of Transportation Regulations, has a total not to\nchesapeake Bay Tunnel (Private Owned) and the Hampton Roads\nArea Tunnels (State Owned) do not have to operate by the\nsame rules\nand regulation.\nA catastropnic Iire accident involving a truck carrying\nOwned Tunnels, that approached the magnitude of the tunnel\nche Ilberal Non-Bulk hazardous materials in any of the State\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nfires that occurred in Europe in 1999 (Ref VII) would have a\nprofound disastrous effect on commerce and travel in the\nHampton Roads Area. Iwo of these European Tunnel Fires\nduring the first half of 1999 led to 51 fatalities and at\n0t 1999 Lea\nleast 79 injuries, millons of dollars in damages and\ntime.\nrendered the tunnels inoperative for an extended length of\nIn light of these disastrous tunnel fires that occurred\nin Europe, the liberal hazardous material limits of the\nState Owned Tunnels should be revisited. A new set of rules\nand regulations governing the transportation of hazardous\nmaterials through the State Owned Tunnels should be\ninitiated using the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel's Rules and\nRegulations format. A copy of all State and/or Federal Rules\n• and Regulations pertaining to the transportation of\nhazardous material through the State Owned Tunnels should be\nreadily accessible on each of the Tunnel's Internet Web site\nand the Tunnel's Iraffic Control Room. A clear and decisive\neducational program should be initiated and aggressively\nimplemented to inform the tunnel personnel and traveling\npublic about these State and/or Federal Rules and\ntunnel personnel in\nRegulations. Periodic training and certification of the\nshould be required.\nregards to these rules and regulations\nDio T. Fans\nOtis\nT. Eanes\nHome:\n12238 Old Suffolk Rd.\nWindsor, Va. 23487\n(757) 242-6886\nWork: Monitor Merrimac Memorial\nBridge\nTunnel\nPO Box 6570\nPortsmouth,\n(757)\n247-2100\nVa. 23703\nCC:\nB. J. Wilkerson\nFacility Manager,\nMonitor Merrimac\nMemorial\nBridge Tunnel\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\nU.S.Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, SW\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C.\n, 20590\nAdministration\nARR = 5 2001\nMr. Otis T. Eanes\nBridge Tunnel Patroller\nRef. No. 01-0058\nMonitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel\nP.O. Box 6570\nPortsmouth, Virginia 23703\n•\nDear Mr. Eanes:\nThank you for your February 8, 2001 letter to Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta. Your\nletter has been referred to this office for response. You ask about state and local routing\nrequirements for the transportation of hazardous materials and specifically about restrictions on\nthe transportation of certain hazardous materials through tunnels.\nThe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) set forth requirements for\npersons who offer hazardous materials for transportation or transport hazardous materials in\ncommerce. The HMR explain how to class and package a hazardous material and how the\npackage must be marked and labeled. The HMR also tell how to complete the shipping papers\nand emergency response information that must accompany a hazardous material shipment. In\naddition, the HMR tell whether the vehicle in which a hazardous materials shipment is being\ntransported must be placarded and the specific placards that must be used. Finally, the FMR\nhazardous materials for shipment.\nexplain training requirements for persons who transport hazardous materials or prepare\nHazardous materials transported in commerce, including on state- or privately-owned bridges and\ntunnels, must conform to all applicable requirements of the HMR. In addition, regulations issued\nby the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at 49 CFR Part 397 provide\ngeneral routing standards for states and Indian tribes that wish to establish highway routing\ndesignations for non-radioactive hazardous materials (NRHM). Generally, these regulations\nrequire a state or tribal government to make a public finding that NRHM routing designations\nenhance public safety in both the area subject to its jurisdiction and other areas that are directly\naffected by the routing designation. In establishing routing designations, a state or Indian tribe\nmust consider a number of factors, including the population potentially exposed to an NRHM\nrelease; the characteristics of the highway; the types and quantities of NRHM expected to be\ntransported on the designated route; emergency response capabilities; and exposure and other risk\nfactors. So long as states and Indian tribes comply with these general standards, they have broad\ndiscretion to develop routing designations for NRHM. State officials are better positioned than is\nthe federal government to assess local bridge or tunnel conditions, accident histories, emergency\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\n•\nPage 2\nresponse capabilities, alternative routes, and exposure and other risk factors in making such\ndecisions. Similarly, we believe state authorities should be responsible for enforcing any bridge\nor tunnel restrictions and for training their employees to enforce the restrictions. You should\ndiscuss any concerns you may have about hazardous materials transported through the Monitor-\nMerrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel with your supervisor.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact\nthis office.\nSincerely,\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\n..\n:\nGorsky\n$ 172.707\nACTION\nTo:\nLederal\nNorman I. Minutia 0 - 0058\nUs State Kegs.\nsissier to\nKIPA\nSecretary of Transportation,\nTransportation\nUnited States Department of\n500\nCharles D. Nottingham\nCommissioner of Transportation,\nVirginia Departation of Virginia\nFrom:\notis I. Eanes\nBridge Tunnel Patroller\nMoniter Merrimac Memorial Bridge\nTunnel\nDate:\n08, Feb. 2001\nSubject:\nThe Lack of State and/or Federal Rules\nand Regulations for the State Owned\nHampton Roads Area Tunnels\nReferences:\nI. Commonwealth of Virginia Rules and\nRegulations Governing the\nBridge Tunnel Facilities.\nTransportation of Hazardous through\nII. Virginia Departation of\nTransportation State Owned Urban\n•\nTunnel Safety Regulation 24 VAC\n30-65-10 and 24 VAC 30-65-20\n•\nIII. Message: D. D. Clark, Assistant\nSuperintendent, June 16, 1999\n(Campers and RV)\nIV.\nMessage: Perry C. Cogburn, Emergency\nOperation Office, Oct. 13, 2000\n(Propane Regulation)\n--\nV. Rules and Regulations Governing the\n•\nTransportation of Hazardous\nMaterials through the Chesapeake Bay\nBridge Tunnel April 24, 2000.\n•\nVI.\nRules and Regulations Comparison.\nVII.\nFire Protection and Life Safety for\nRoad Tunnels, Fire Protection,\nWinter 2000.\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nAs a life time resident of Virginia and a two a hali\nyear employee of Virginia Department 0f Transportation\nas a\nBridge Tunnel Patroller at the Elizabeth River Tunnel (ERI)\nand Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel (MMMBI), and not\na disgruntled employee, I feel compel to write this message.\nfifty nine years old and consider myself honored and\nprivileged to work at the MMMBI, which may be the best\nbridge tunnel facility in the country. The MMMBT and ERT are\ntwo of four State Owned Tunnels in the Hampton Roads Area of\nVirginia that are a vital link in the Interstate 64 System.\nPrior to this employment, I was honorabled retired as a\nVa. after thirty two years of continuous service.\nFederal Employee from the Naval Aviation Depot in Norfolk,\nI find that the lack of basic instructions pertaining\nto the transportation of hazardous materials through these\nState Owned Tunnel Facilities very surprising. It appears\nthat most information is either unknown, ignored or\nsuppressed. There are no periodical training or shift\nmeetings in regards to the transportation of hazardous\nmaterials through these State Owned Tunnels. All emphasis\nare on customer service. One would think that the main focus\nwould be on the enforcement of the State and/or Federal.\nRules and Regulations pertaining to the transportation of\nhazardous materials through these State Owned Tunnels with\nstrong emphasis on customer service .\nIn an attempt to gain information concerning the\ntransportation of hazardous materials through the State\nOwned Tunnels, my efforts has been met with confusion,\ndisappointment and frustration. There appears to be very\nlimited basic State and no Federal Rules and Regulations at\nthese facilities governing the transportation of hazardous\nmaterials through these tunnels. My inquiries, into these\nmatters, has been answered with very limited printed and\nverbal\ninstructions.\nThe verbal instructions appear to be\nvarious opinionated ideas. The printed instructions (Ref I)\nis very limited in scope, confusing and fails to indicate\nthe maximum number of Non-Bulk containers per vehicle.\nA print of a State Owned Urban Tunnel Safety Regulation\n(Ref II) pertaining to vehicles using IP gas appeared at the\nMMMBT this pass Spring. This instruction states that all\nvehicles using LP Gas\nfor cooking, heating or refrigeration\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nmust stop at the tunnel's inspection station so that the\nTunnel Personnel can conduct a manual inspection to verify\nthat the gas containers are turned off, securely attached\nand determined to be safe for travel. I have no idea where\nthis regulation came from or where to look to research it.\nPrior to this regulation (Ref II) we were operating on a\nhonor system pertaining to vehicles carrying LP gas (Ref\nIII). This instruction states that when a driver operating a\nCamper o1 RV stops for inspection, the Tunnel Patroller will\ntake the driver's word that his LP Gas containers are turned\noff. To even more wonderment, a message from Perry C.\nCogburn dated 10-13-2000 (Ref IV) stated that they were\ntrying to implement a district wide Propane/RV Regulation.\nIt would appear, that if the State Owned Urban Tunnel Safety\nRegulations\nvigorously implemented and enforced.\n(Re[. II) is valid, it would need only to be\nI have obtained a copy of the rules and regulations\ngoverning the transportation of hazardous materials through\nthe Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel from their Internet Web\nSite (Ref V). It is very specific and references the U.S.\nDepartment of Transportation Rules and Regulation pertaining\nto the many hazardous materials that may or may not pass\nthrough that facility. I have not been able to locate the\nHampton Roads Area (State Owned) Tunnel Rules and Regulation\non the Internet. A comparison of the State Owned Tunnel\nLimited Regulation (Ref I) to the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel\nSpecific Regulation (Ref V) governing the transportation of\nNon-Bulk hazardous materials through their facilities\nreveals a various degree of difference (Ref VI).\nUsing FLAMMABLE 3 Non-Bulk liquids as a example, the\nState Owned Tunnel Limited Regulation (Ref I) is very\ngenerous with a maximum of 119 gallons per container and\napparently no limitation as to the number of these\ncontainers per vehicle. Thousands of gallons oi nighly\nvolatile FLAMMABLE 3 Non-Bulk liquid in a single tractor\ntrailer truck could pass through the State Owned Tunnels as\nper this instruction. The Chesapeake Bay Tunnel Specific\nRegulation on FLAMMABLE 3 Non-Bulk liquid, following U.S.\nDepartment of Transportation Regulations,\nhas a total not to\nexceed 120 gallons in 6 gallon containers or less per\nChesapeake Bay Tunnel (Private Owned) and the Hampton Roads\nvehicle. I have been told, by Management, that the\nArea Tunnels\nsame rules and\n•(State Owned) do not have to operate by the\nregulation.\nA catastrophic fire accident involving a truck carrying\nthe liberal Non-Bulk hazardous materials in any of the State\nOwned Tunnels, that approached the magnitude of the tunnel\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nfires that occurred in Europe in 1999 (Ref VII) would have a\nprofound disastrous effect on commerce and travel in the\nHampton Roads Area. Iwo of these European Tunnel Fires\nduring the first half of 1999 led to 51 fatalities and at\nleast 79 injuries, millons of dollars in damages and\ntime.\nrendered the tunnels inoperative for an extended length of\nIn light of these disastrous tunnel fires that occurred\nin Europe,\nthe liberal hazardous material limits of the\nState Owned Tunnels should be revisited. A new set of rules\nand regulations governing the transportation of hazardous\nmaterials through the\nState Owned Tunnels should be\ninitiated using the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel's Rules and\nRegulations format. A copy of all State and/or Federal Rules\nand Regulations pertaining to the transportation of\nhazardous material through the State Owned Tunnels should be\nreadily accessible on each of the Tunnel's Internet Web Site\nand the Tunnel's Traffic Control Room. A clear and decisive\neducational program should be initiated and aggressively\nimplemented to inform the tunnel personnel and traveling\npublic about these state and/or Federal Rules and\nRegulations. Periodic training and certification of the\ntunnel personnel in regards to these rules and regulations\nbe required.\n•\nT. tours\n-\nOtis\nT. Eanes\nHome:\n12238 Old Suffolk Rd.\nWindsor, Va. 23487\n(757) 242-6886\nwork:\nMonitor Merrimac Memorial\nBridge Tunnel\nPO Box 6570\nPortsmouth,\n(757) 247-2100\nVa. 23703\nCc:\nB. J.\n, Wilkerson\nFacility Manager,\nMonitor Merrimac Memorial\nBridge Tunnel\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nRef I\nPage lapz\nCOMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA\nRules and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials *\nthrough Bridge-Tunnel Facilities\n§ 1. Authority.\nThis regulation is promulgated under the Administrative Process Act (APA) (Chapter 1.1:1, $ 9-6.14;1 et seq, of Tide 9) of the\nregulate its use.\" It applies to all bridge-tunnel facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and establishes the rules.by which all\ninterstate, intrastate, and public and private transporters of hazardous materials are governed while traveling through these facilities..\nIt becomes effective if approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, and if YDOT reccives no gubernatorial or legislative\nobjection during the statutory review and post-publication periods required by the APA.\n§ 2. List of bridge-tunnel facilities owned by the Commonwealth:\nThe following table lists the six state. owned bridge-tunnel facilities in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Department of\nTransportation operates all six facilities listed.\nName of Facility\n: Telephone Number\nBoute\nBig Walker Mountain Tunnel\n703-228-5571\nInferstate 77\nEast River Mountain Tunnel\n703-928-1994\nInterstate 77\nElizabeth River Tunnel-Downtown\n804-494-2424\nInterstate 264\nElizabeth River Tunnel-Midtown\n804-683-8123\nRoute 58\nHampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel\n804-727-4832\nInterstate 64.\n!\nMonitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel\n804-247-2123\nInterstate 664\nFor purposes of this regulation, the facilities listed above are classified into two groups: fural and essentially distanced, from\nbodies of water; and urban and essentially proximate to bodies ofiwater.\n§ 3. Restrictions on hazardous material transportation across rural and, distanced-from-water facilities,\nTunnel. For these two tunnels, and these two only, no restrictions apply on the transport of hazardous materials, so long as transporters\nThe two rural and distanced-from- water tunnel facilities, are: The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and The East River Mountain\nand shippers are in compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations, 49, Parts 100 through 180; and any present, and future state reg:\nulations which may become in force to implement the federal regulations. In addition, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner:\nmay, at any time, impose emergency or temporary restrictions on the transport of hazardous materials through these facilities, sa long.-\nas sufficient advanced signage is positioned to allow for a reasonable detour.\nnumber: (804-786-6824). Copies of the regulation will be provided free of charge. For copies, please write to: Virginia Departmentof\nQuestions on this section of the regulation should be directed to the VDOT Emergency Operations Center at the following, telephone:\nTransportation, ATTN: Emergency Operations Center, 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.\n§ 4. Restrictions on hazardous material transportation across urban and water-proximate facilities.\nHazardous materials are regulated in the four urban and water-proximate tunnels. (Elizabeth River (Midtown and Dowptown),..\nHampton Roads, and Monitor-Merrimac) based exclusively on the \"hazard class\". ofithe material being conyeyed: The following tables\nlist those categories of materials grouped under the designations \"Prohibited, \"No Restrictions,\" or \"Restricted,\"\n**PIcase contact the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel at (804) 331-2960 for information on their regulațion.\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\n.......\nRules and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous\nMaterials through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities\nPROHIBITED:\nMaterials defined in the following hazard classes are not allowed passage through the four urban tunnels.\nPOISON\nDANGEROUS\nPOISON\nExplosives\n1.1\nExplosives\n1.2\nExplosives\n1.3\nPoison Gas\n2.3\nDangerous\nWhen Wet\nPoison (PG I,\n4.3\ninhalation\nhazard aly)\nRESTRICTED:\nMaterials in the following hazard classes are allowed access to the four urban tunnels in \"Non-bulk\" (maximum\ncapacity of 450 liters/119 gallons or less as a receptacle for liquids, a water capacity of 454 kilograms/1000\npounds or less as a receptacle for gases, and a maximum net mass of 400 kilograms/882 pounds or less and a\nmaximum capacity of 450 liters/119 gallons or less as a receptacle for solids) quantities per coptainer.only.\nFLAMMABLE\nGAS\nFLAMMABLE\nCOXINZER\n3\nCORROSIVE\nFlammable Gas\n2.1\nFlammable\n3\nOxidizer\n5.1\nOrganic Peroxide\n5.2\nCorrosive.\n!\n8\nNO RESTRICTIONS: Materials in the following hazard classes are not restricted in the four urban tunnels.\nGuS\nCOMSUSTIBLE\n-\nExplosives\n3\n1.4\nExplosives\n1.5\n«Explosives\n1.6\nNon-Flammable|\nGas\nCombustible\n2.2\nLiquid\nFlaminable\n3\nSolid\n4.1\nANTANCO:\nNook\nPOISON\nRADLACTVE\nSpontaneously\nCombustible\nPoison\n4.2\n(PG I or II.\nStow Away\nEtiologic Agent\nother than PG 1 rom Foodstuff\n(no Placard)\nRadioactive\ninhalation\n(PG III)\nhazard)\n6.1\n6.2\nClass?\n(No Placard)\nORM-D\n6.1\n:\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nRefeReNCe It\nVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPase log z\nSTATE-OWNED URBAN TUNNEL SAFETY REGULATION\n4LVAC 30-65-10. Applicability of regulation\n\"This regulation applies to vehicles using liquefied petroleim (LP) gas (also known as propane gas)\nfor cooking, heating, refrigeration that travel on the following facilities in the Hampton Roads\n(formerly Suffolk) Construction District:\nHampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (I-64)\nMonitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel (I-664)\nElizabeth River Tunnel - Midtown (Rt. 58)\nElizabeth River Tunnel - Downtown (I-264)\n•\n24 VAC 30-65-20. Requirements for use of affected transportation facilities\nA. Vehicles using liquefied petroleum (LP) gas for cooking, heating, or refrigeration purposes\nare permitted to use the facilities designated in 24 VAC 30-65-10 provided that the\nfollowing requirements are met:\n1. House trailers, campers, or other recreational vehicles shall not have more than two LP\n•\ngas containers, having a maximum individual water capacity (WC) of (141) Ibs., or (17) gal.\n(approximately (60) Ibs. LP gas capacity). The designation \"water capacity\" is shown on\nthe valve cover or identification plate, and may be listed in pounds or gallons.\n2. LP gas containers must be constructed, installed, and maintained in accordance with 49\nCFR Parts 100-180.\n3. Vehicles designated in 24 VAC 30-65-20 (A) must stop at inspection stations designated\nby appropriate signs or markers.\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nRef It\nPage 2af Z\nh/personnelmust conduct a masal inspection ofathe Lygas, containers, to varify\nThat they ane valved off\nsecurely, a fached, and determined to be safe fortrayel.\ni gas container valves mustremain cosed untiltherehicle has cleared the facility.\nIf vehicles designated in 24 VAC 30-65-20 (A) fail to stop for inspection, all traffic shall be\nstopped at the entrance to the facility until an inspection is conducted, and facility\noperations determine that the vehicle is safe for travel\n24 VAC 30-65-30. Listing of documents incorporated by reference.\nInformation pertaining to the availability and cost of any of these publications should be\ndirected to the division indicated, by writing to the Virginia Department of Transportation,\n1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or to the address indicated.\n1. (24 VAC 30-61-10 et seq.) Rules and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous\nMaterials Through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities (Maintenance Division)\n•\nes.\n• 1.\n\n<<<PAGE 17>>>\n\nRef III.\nPage lof 1\nALL:\n• SHIFTS\n1 Petway, Truman.\nFrom:\nSent:\nWednesday, June 16, 1999 11:20 AM\nClark, D. D.\nTo:\nSuffolk MMMBT Traffic Control Supervisors; Suffolk MMMBT Bridge Tunnel Patrol\nSupervisors; Suffolk MMMBT Traffic Controllers\nSubject:\nCc:\nHeath, Harold R.\nCampers and RV's\nIn an effort to provide good customer service and to eliminate questions that may\narise about Campers and RV's and checking their gas bottles. When a Camper\nor RV stops for inspection and the BTP asks if the gas is off and the operator of\nthe Camper or RV states that it is, \"We will take his word for, it\", give him a\npamphlet and thank him. Direct any questions to Mr. Heath or myself.\n\n<<<PAGE 18>>>\n\n-\n....mar-t.\nRef II\nPage lofl\nJ. E. \"'im\n\"Harrison\nFacility Manager HRBT\nOriginal Message-\nCogburn, Perry C.\nNelson, Harold; Heath, Harold R.; Krodel, Debbie\nFriday, October 13, 2000 4:44 PM\nWilkerson, Bruce J.; Harrison, Jim E; Mathus, William A\nPropane regulation\nOn our way to trying to implement a district wide propane/RV regulation we have run into a\ninformation that I do not think we currently possess. If I am wrong please do not hesitate to\nstumbling blocked named the Department of Planning and Budget. They have requested some\nstopped actually had to turn the propane off. Would you ask the attendants to start keeping track\ncorrect me. They wanted to know how many RV's used the facility and how many who have\n•\nof the number of RV's that had to turn off the valves.\nWhile you are doing that, I have to find out how many tunnels in the United States restrict or\ncheck RV's. If you have some questions on this, please let me know.\n804-786-6824\nPerry\n•\n•\n•\n\n<<<PAGE 19>>>\n\n-hesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel -- Hazardous materials 1\nPage 1 of 10\nRef K\nHazardour Material\nBRULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNINGØ\nTHE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS\nTHROUGH THE\nCHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL\n@ PROHIBITED:\nMaterials defined in the following hazard classes\nare not allowed passage across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel:\nPLOSIVE\nEXPLOSIVES\n1.1, EXPLOSIVES\n1.2, EXPLOSIVES\n1.3, EXPLOSIVES\nPOISON\nDANGEROUS WHEN\nGAS\nPOISON\n2\n6\nhttp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\n\n<<<PAGE 20>>>\n\n*Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel -- Hazardous materials 1\nPage 2 of 10\n2.3, POISON GAS\n4.3, DANGEROUS WHEN\nWET\n6.1, INHALATION HAZARD\nONLY\n... ..\nFORBIDDEN MATERIALS\n•1'\nNO RESTRICTIONS:\nMaterials defined in the following hazard classes are not\nrestricted from crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel\nunless exceptions are noted:\n1.4, EXPLOSIVES\n1.5, EXPLOSIVES\n1.6, EXPLOSIVES\nNON-FLAMMABLE\nCOMBUSTIBLE\nGAS\nIARMFU\nTOWAW,\nFOODSTUFF\nFROM\n6\nhttp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\n\n<<<PAGE 21>>>\n\n*Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel -- Hazardous materials 1\nPage 3 of 10\nMATERIALS: (PG 1 OR II,\n6.1, POISONOUS\n2.?; NON#LAMMABLE\nexcept for oxygen in tank\nCOMPRESSED GAS,\n3, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUD,\nOTHER THAN PG 1\nexcept formaldehyde solutions\nINHALATION HAZARD,\nvehicles, which is prohibited\nwhich are restricted to 100\nAND PG 111, STOW AWAY\ngallon containers or less\nPOISONOUS MATERIALS,\nFROM FOODSTUFF) 6.1\nexcept inhalation hazards,\nwhich are prohibited\n•1..\n6:2, INFECTIOUS\nSUBSTANCES\nREGULATED MATERIALS\nORM-D, OTHER\nRESTRICTED:\nMaterials in the following hazärd classes are allowed passage\nacross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge -Tunnel with noted restrictions:\nFLAMMABLE\nFLAMMABLE\nCAS\n3\n2.1 FLAMMABLE GAS - not\ncontainers or less éxcépt for\nto exceed 120 gals in 6. gal\ntwo 60 pound cylinders LPG\nLPG, which is restricted to\n3, FLAMMABLE LIQUID - 4.1, FLAMMABLE SOLID -\ncapacity (approx. 141 pounds\nnot to exceed 120 gals in 6 gal\nnot to exceed 900 pounds per\n'combination of cylinders less\nw.c. each), or any\ncontainers or less\nvehicle\nthan 60 pounds LPG capacity\nwith a total of 120 gals\nhttp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\n\n<<<PAGE 22>>>\n\nhesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel -- Hazardous materials 1\nPage 4 of 10\n\"...\nSPONTANEOUSLY\nCOMRUSTIBLE\nOXIDIZER\nORGANIC\nPEROXIDE\n51\n52\n4:2, SPONTANEOUSLY\nMATERIALS - not to exceed\nCOMBUSTIBLE\n5.1, OXIDIZER - not to\nexceed 120 gals in 6 gal\n5.2, ORGANIC PEROXIDES\n900 pounds, per vehicle\ncontainers or less or 900\n- not to exceed 120 gals in 6\npounds or less per vehicle\ngal containers or less or 900\npounds or less per vehicle\nRADIOACTIVE\nCORROSIVE\n11\n8\nHAZARDOUS MATERIAL -\n9, MISCELLANEOUS\nMATERIALS - not to exceed\n7 RADIOACTIVE\n8, CORROSIVE:\nMATERIALS - not to exceed\nnot to exceed 250 gals in 60\n300 curies or 500 pounds per\n120 gals in 60 gal containers\ngal containers or less or 2000\nvehicle and permission is\nor less or 900 pounds or less\nN.O.S., with flashpoint not\npounds or less, except oils,\nobtained\nless than 93 deg C/ 200 deg F,\nwhich is not restricted\n•\nREFERENCE INDEX\n1. Definitions\n. A: The following classes of hazardous materials are defined in the United States\nDepartment of Transportation Regulations, 49 CFR 173, which is incorporated by\nreference:\nName of Class or Division\nClass\nDivision\n49 CFR\nNumber\nNumber\nReference for\n(if any)\nDefinitions\n(1) Forbidden materials\nNone\n-\n-\nhttp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\n\n<<<PAGE 23>>>\n\nmesapeake bay bridge-Tunnel -- Hazardous materials 1\n•\nPage 5 of 10\n(2) Explosives (with a.\nmass, explosion hazard)\n1\n1.l\n173.50\n(3); Explosives (with a\nprojection hazard)\n1\n1.2\n173.50\n(4) Explosives (with\npredominantly a fire\nhazard).\n1\n1.3\n173.50\n(5) Explosives (with no\nsignificant blast hazard)\n1\n1.4\n173.50\n(6) Very insensitive\nexplosives; blasting agents\n1\n1.5\n173.50\n(7) Extremely insensitive\ndetonating substances\n1\n•i..\n1.6\n173.50\n(8) Flammable gas\n2\n201\n173.115\n(9) Nonflammable\ncompressed gas\n2\n•\n2.2\n173.115\n(10) Poisonous gas\n2\n2.3\n173.115\n(11) Flammầble and\ncombustible liquid\n... -\n' 173.120\n....;\n(12) Flammable solid\n4\n4.1\n173.124\n(13) Spontaneously\n. combustible materials\n4\n•\n4.2\n173.124\n1*=.\n(14) Dangerous when wet\nmaterial\n4\n4.3\n173.124\n(15) Oxidizers\n5\n5.1\n173.127\n(16) Organic peroxides\n5\n5.2\n173.128\n(17) Poisonous materials\n6\n6.1\n173.132\nhittp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\n\n<<<PAGE 24>>>\n\nLage o of 10\n(18) Infectious substances\n(Etiological agents):\n- 6\n6.2\n173.134\n(19) Radioactive materials\n7\n• i.\n173.403\n(20): Corrosive materials\n8\n173.136\n21) Miscellaneous:\nhazardous materials\n9\n:: 1..\n173.140\n(22) Other regulated\nmaterials: ORM-D\nNone\n*,\n173.144\n:\n•\nB: Terms Defined.\n.....\n•.\n(1) \"Container\" means a package or receptacle used to contain hazardous materials for\ntransportation, including. a box, bottle, can, drum, barrel, cylinder, carboy, or other shipping\nhazardous materials.\npackage, other.than a tank vehicle, or bulk packaging, used for the transportation of\n(2) \"Flash Point\" means the minimum temperature at which a substance gives off\nMammable vapors which in contact with spark or flame will ignite.\n(3) \"'Gross weight\" means the total weight of a container and its contents.\n(4) \"Hazardous material means a substance or material, including a hazardous\nsubstance, which has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation for the United\nStates Department of Transportation (U.S.D.O.T.) to be capable of posing an unreasonable\ndesignated.\nrisk to health, safety and property when transported in commerce and which has been so\n*(5) \"Hazardous substance\" means a material, including its mixtures and solutions, that is\nlisted in the Appendix to 49 CFR 172.101, which is incorporated by reference. This definition\ndoes not apply to petroleum products that are lubricants or fuels.\n(6) \"N.O.S.\" means not otherwise specified.\n(7) \"Net weight\" means the weight of the contents of a container only.\n(8) \"Shipping paper\" means a manifest, memorandum receipt, bill of lading, shipping\norder, or other document describing material to be transported.\n(9) \"Tank vehicle\" means any vehicle with a cargo tank, portable tank, bulk pyramided\ncylinders, or, tube trailer used for the transportation of liquids or gases.\n2. General\nthttp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\nj\n\n<<<PAGE 25>>>\n\nA. The U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations, 49 CFR 171-177, 397, and any\nrevisions, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulations, 10. CFR 73, and any additional\nfederal regulations affecting the transportation of hazardous materials by motor carriers on\nhighways are incorporated by reference into these regulations.\nB. A vehicle loaded with any hazardous material or a tank vehicle which last contained a\nhazardous material may not be allowed on or in the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel District\nunless it conforms to these regulations and other regulations regarding the use of the\nChesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel District.\nC. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel District employees shall have the right to inspect the\ncargo or shipping. papers of any vehicle to ascertain if it complies with all State and federal\nregulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials. The inspection may take\nplace at any point where or after the vehicle enters on any District property or its approaches.\nIf hazardous materials cannot be identified by class, or if listed only as N.O.S., or if shipping\npapers are not available to determine the type of cargo, the vehicle may be prohibited from\nentering or may be diverted off any District property.\n. *)\nD. For purposes of initiating an inspection under Section C of this regulation, a vehicle\ndisplaying the hazardous material identification number, 1203 on a \"Flammable\" placard is\npresumed to be transporting the hazardous material with the lowest flashpoint which legally\ncan bé transported under that identification number.\nE. All standards and requirements imposed by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel District\nwhich are incorporated by reference, shall be enforced.\nI. The Executive Director or the Director of Operations of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-\nTunnel District may waive portions of these Rules and Regulations in unusual circumstances\nprovided safeguards are implemented to protect the facility and traveling public.\n3. Alternative-Fuel Vehicles.\n• * :A. Alternative-fuel vehicles powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural\ngas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) shall be permitted if the:\n(1) Vehicle has a:\n: (a) Dedicated alternative-fuel system installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle; or\n(b) Fuel system which has been properly converted to an alternative fuel system.\n(2) Vehicle alternative-fuel system conforms to applicable industry standards, including:\n(a) NFPA 52 - Standard for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems,\nwhich is incorporated by reference; or\n(b) NFPA 58 - Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases\n(LPG), which is incorporated by reference.\nhttp://www.cbbt.com/hazmat.html\n11/12/2000\n....\n\n<<<PAGE 26>>>\n\nPage 8 ot 10\n(3). Vehicle alternative-fuel system conforms to applicable federal regulations.\n\"ir (4): Fuel capacity of the vehicle does not ","truncated":true,"body_characters":62607}