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THE STATE OF GEORGIA

EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

ORDERED:

As a result of the State of North Carolina being hit by Severe Storms
on April 28 and 29, 2011, and with subsequent difficulty in its
efforts to recover from said catastrophe, an Executive Order by the
Governor of North Carolina was issued on April 28, 2011, in an
effort to facilitate relief efforts to expedite the movement of vehicles
or vehicles and loads that are transporting emergency equipment,
services, and supplies, tree and debris removal equipment,
damaged timber, storm related debris, building and construction
materials and temporary housing; and

Georgia wishes to implement a companion policy, authorizing the
Georgia Department of Transportation to issue permits to
accommodate the movement of vehicles and loads that are
transporting materials as stated above, with coordination and
cooperation from law enforcement of the Department of Public
Safety as needed.

NOW THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED
IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS
HEREBY

The Department of Public Safety in conjunction with the Georgia
Department of Transportation shall waive certain size and weight
restrictions and penalties but that such weight, height, length, and
width for any such vehicle on roadways maintained by the State of
Georgia shall not exceed the following:

(A) A maximum gross vehicle weight of ninety thousand
(90,000) pounds on five axles with outer bridge span of not
less than forty (40) feet but less than fifty-one (51) feet with
tandem axles not exceeding forty thousand six hundred and
eighty (40,680) pounds;