By Glory Przekop

Fox Creek requires permits for commercial vehicles

Jun 14, 2018 | 11:41 AM

The Town of Fox Creek has introduced permits for commercial vehicles.

Under the Road Use Agreement Bylaw, permits range from $35 to $100 depending on the vehicle.

The town’s CAO Roy Dell says officials decided to enact this bylaw as a way to pay for road maintenance instead of the burden falling to the residents of Fox Creek in the form of taxes.

“We’ve been working extremely hard trying to keep it an asphalt or a relatively hard surface form, but it’s impossible.. When you have hundreds of trucks a day, probably thousands of trucks a day on it, it’s very hard to maintain because it’s really hard to shut down.  It is a main road coming through town.”

The bylaw came into effect June 11, but Dell says there will be a grace period until July 1st.

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“If you came to town and if you did not have a permit, you are not going to get a ticket, you will probably be given a warning,” he said.

“If you are coming down the highway and you need fuel or you have mechanical issues; whether it’s a flat tire or something wrong with your truck itself,  you don’t require a permit to stop in Fox Creek to get that looked after.  If you want to stop for a coffee and a sandwich, again you do not need a permit.”

According to the Town of Fox Creek’s website, permits are required for:

– Over-weight and over dimensional permits can be purchased on TRAVIS or through the Town. The cost for an over-dimensional permit is $35.

– Tri-drive and Tri-axel carriers (TAC) permits are required if your axle groups exceed 17,000kgs. The cost for a TAC/Tri-drive permit is $100 for 1-10 units, annually and allows operators the same legal weights as the province.

– Transportation of Dangerous Goods permits are applicable if you are transporting dangerous goods through Town. The cost for TDG permit is $100.00 for the entire fleet, annually.