Sec. 5503.3. Vehicles requiring special permits or escorts

(a) No vehicle falling within any of the following categories shall be permitted to use the facilities unless a special permit is issued by the authority employee in charge and, if required as a condition of such permit, a special escort is provided and fees therefore paid as set forth herein:

(1) Vehicles having a gross weight in excess of 45 tons (40,823 kgs).

(2) Vehicles having a height in excess of 14 feet (4.2672 meters).

(3) Vehicles having a width in excess of 8 feet 6 inches (2.5908 meters).

(4) Vehicles which require a special permit under the laws of the State of New York or the Province of Ontario, Canada, as the case may be, because of their length.

(5) Vehicles transporting explosives, radioactive materials or dangerous commodities.

(6) Vehicles which have recently carried explosives, radioactive materials or other dangerous commodities and show any evidence of residue of such materials or commodities.

(b) In determining whether or not such special permit should be issued or, if issued, what conditions should apply thereto, such authority employee in charge may confer with the authority's consulting engineers, counsel and/or whatever other specialists or regulatory agencies they may consider appropriate in the circumstances, but such determination in any given situation shall be the sole and exclusive judgment of such authority employee in charge and final and binding upon all persons.

(c) Special permit and escort fees shall be as follows, effective April 1, 2021:

Description	Rate U.S. Dollars
From U.S. Toll Plaza Northbound	$150.00
From Canadian Toll Plaza Southbound	$150.00