CONSOLIDATION

Victoria Jubilee Bridge Traffic By-law

C.R.C., c. 1384

Current to June 20, 2022



OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows: Published consolidation is evidence

31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown. ... Inconsistencies in regulations

(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

LAYOUT The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

NOTE This consolidation is current to June 20, 2022. Any amendments that were not in force as of June 20, 2022 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.

Current to June 20, 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS By-Law Regulating Vehicular Traffic upon the Victoria Jubilee Bridge, Montreal, and the Approaches Thereto (C.N.R. By-Law Number 27) 1

Short Title

Interpretation

Traffic Allowed

Traffic Prohibited

Speed Limit

Passage Restrictions

Stalled Vehicles

Closing of Bridge

Penalty

Current to June 20, 2022

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CHAPTER 1384

CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT Victoria Jubilee Bridge Traffic By-law

By-Law Regulating Vehicular Traffic upon the Victoria Jubilee Bridge, Montreal, and the Approaches Thereto (C.N.R. By-Law Number 27)

Short Title 1 This By-law may be cited as the Victoria Jubilee

Bridge Traffic By-law.

Interpretation 2 In this By-law, company means the Canadian National Railway Company.

Traffic Allowed 3 Subject to the weight, height and other restrictions

hereinafter set out, the use of the bridge roadways is limited to (a) motor vehicles having not more than two axles,

nor more than six tires; (b) trailers or other vehicles in tow, having not more than two axles and not more than four tires; and (c) tractor-trailer combination units if the operator is

in possession of a weight slip indicating gross vehicle weight not in excess 13 1/2 tons (27,000 lb.) of which not more than nine tons (18,000 lb.) may be on one axle.

Traffic Prohibited 4 The use of a bridge roadway by any motor vehicle is

prohibited if such vehicle, together with trailer or other vehicle in tow, if any, (a) is not equipped with pneumatic tires;

Current to June 20, 2022

Victoria Jubilee Bridge Traffic By-law Traffic Prohibited Sections 4-10

(b) is carrying dynamite or other high explosive or any

substance on fire; (c) has a gross weight (including load) in excess of 13 1/2 tons (27,000 lb.); the operator of any vehicle shall supply a weight certificate if requested to do so by a bridge attendant; (d) has a height (including load) in excess of 12 feet;

and (e) has a width (including load) in excess of 8 feet.

Speed Limit 5 No motor vehicle shall be driven over a bridge roadway at a speed that is unsafe or unreasonable, nor shall such speed in any case exceed 30 miles per hour.

Passage Restrictions 6 No motor vehicle shall overtake or pass a moving autobus on a bridge roadway. 7 Autobuses or motor trucks equipped with more than four tires shall not under any condition attempt to pass an autobus or such a truck, whether in motion or stopped, on the bridge roadways at any time. 8 Motor vehicles, other than autobuses, having more

than four tires are not permitted to use the traffic lanes (St. Lambert to Montreal) between 7 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. nor traffic lanes (Montreal to St. Lambert) between 4 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.

Stalled Vehicles 9 Any motor vehicle that becomes stalled on the bridge

will be immediately towed to a convenient location beyond the exit of the bridge, and if such towing service can be performed by a company vehicle, a fee of $2 will be assessed, but if towing service is performed by other than a company vehicle, the actual expense as assessed by the party performing the towing service will be paid by the owner of the vehicle.

Closing of Bridge 10 The bridge roadways may be closed to traffic by means of notices, gates, or otherwise, either during a period of emergency or for work or maintenance to be done on the roadways, for such period of time as the operating officers of the company may deem necessary, and during such period, no vehicle shall pass upon the roadways

Current to June 20, 2022

Victoria Jubilee Bridge Traffic By-law Closing of Bridge Sections 10-11

unless the operator holds a special permit issued for such purpose by the company.

Penalty 11 Every person who violates this By-law shall be liable

on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding $40.

Current to June 20, 2022

