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Route assessment and approvals in Quebec

Route selection, clearance surveys, engineering assessments and coordination with infrastructure owners required for a proposed move. Covers municipal permissions, utility arrangements, bridge approvals and traffic-management planning.

22 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 5 official sources.

Where to apply

Where an application for Route assessment and approvals is submitted in Quebec.

  • Online · Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable

    Système de gestion des permis ministériels (GPM)

    gpm.transports.gouv.qc.ca (opens in a new tab)

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Approval required for overweight vehicle on weight-posted bridge (In words)

The type of approval required to move an overweight vehicle across a weight-posted bridge.

  • In general

    Class 6 special permit, requiring an expert's report from the MTMD.

  • Class 6

    Class 6 permit requiring MTMD expertise for travel on bridges subject to weight restrictions.

  • Class 6

    Class 6 permit when signage prohibits travel.

  • When signage prohibits its travel

    Class 6 permit when signage prohibits travel.

Special approval required for overweight travel during spring thaw (In words)

The special approval required for overweight travel during the spring thaw period.

  • Class 6

    Class 6 permit when travel is prohibited during the spring thaw period.

  • When its travel is prohibited during the spring thaw period

    Class 6 permit when travel is prohibited during the spring thaw period.

Proposed route requirements (In words)

The requirements for selecting and submitting the proposed travel route, including route completeness, clearance of structures and construction restrictions, and provision of alternate routes.

  • “general” category of class 6 or 7; “specific” category of class 1, 2, 3, 6 or 7 or a combination thereof

    Provide the complete origin and destination addresses and the routes taken (maximum 835 characters).

  • General permit of class 6 or 7

    Provide the routes used and, for repetitive transports of the same nature on the same determined route, the origin and destination.

  • Specific permit of any class

    Provide the origin, destination and routes used.

  • Specific permit of any class; general permit of class 6 or 7

    Provide the origin, destination and routes used for a specific permit; for a general permit of class 6 or 7, the routes used and, for repetitive transports on the same route, the origin and destination.

Superload engineering review required (Yes or no)

Whether the permitting authority requires engineering review of a superload application.

Yesin 3 cases

  • Class 6 — Overweight transport
  • Class 7 — Oversize transport
  • Classes 6 and 7

Utility wire-relocation agreement required (Yes or no)

Whether an agreement with utility companies for moving overhead wires or cables must be submitted for a superload move.

Yesin 2 cases

  • Class 7 permit authorizing a height of more than 5 m; as of May 24, 1994; during the permit's validity period; or a sworn statement that there is no wire or cable above the route
  • Class 7; height greater than 5 m; as of May 24, 1994; during the validity period of the permit; or sworn statement that there is no wire or cable above the route

Transport feasibility report required (Yes or no)

Whether an expert report attesting to the feasibility of the proposed superload transport must be submitted.

Yesin 4 cases

  • Class 6 or 7 permit; expert report from the Ministère des Transports
  • Class 6 or 7 permit; expert report from the Ministère des Transports
  • Class 6; Travel with loaded mass in excess of limits
  • Class 7; Travel with size in excess of limits

Road or bridge operator notification lead time (Measures)

The minimum time before departure that the responsible road or bridge operator must be notified of a permitted move, expressed in days.

  • 2 daysSCHEDULE 3, general condition 12; person responsible for the road network or the bridge mentioned in the permit; before the oversize vehicle departs
  • 2 daysSCHEDULE 3; condition 12; person responsible for the road network or the bridge mentioned in the permit

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