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Home My WebLink AboutENG 03-25 Report to Executive Committee Report Number: ENG 03-25 Date: January 13, 2025 From: Richard Holborn Director, Engineering Services Subject: Municipal Bridge Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Restrictions - By-law to establish load limits for certain bridges under the jurisdiction of the City of Pickering - File: A-1440 Recommendation: 1. That the attached draft By-law limiting the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or any class thereof, passing over certain bridges, under the jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Pickering be enacted; and, 2. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary actions as indicated in this report. Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to request Council to enact a by-law that limits the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or any class of vehicles passing over bridges that are subject to a load limit. Ontario Regulation 104/97 Standards for Bridges require that every bridge and/or structure be kept safe and in good repair through periodic inspections under the direction of a Professional Engineer and in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual, or equivalent. Further, section 123 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990 C.H. 8, as amended, establishes that municipalities having jurisdiction over a bridge may, through by-law, limit the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or any class thereof passing over the bridge. The City of Pickering retains a qualified bridge inspection firm to perform regular bridge inspections and to recommend gross vehicle weight limit restrictions every two years. In 2024, the City of Pickering retained Keystone Bridge Management Corporation to review, inspect and assess the City’s 29 bridges and 26 culverts, all of which have a span of 3.0m or over. As a result of the recent assessments and inspections, one additional bridge requires a load limit by-law, bringing the total number of bridges requiring a gross vehicle weight restriction to 11. Based on the above, staff have prepared a proposed by-law which identifies the new recommended maximum gross vehicle weight load limit on Bridge #7001. The by-law will maintain the existing maximum gross vehicle weight load limits on the remaining ten bridges (Bridge #6003, #6004, #7002, #7004, #8001, #8003, #8004, #8007, #9003, #9006), and replaces the previously established associated By-law 7999/23. ENG 03-25 January 13, 2025 Subject: Municipal Bridge Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Restrictions Page 2 Relationship to the Pickering Strategic Plan: The recommendations in this report respond to the Pickering Strategic Plan Priority of Advance Innovation & Responsible Planning to Support a Connected, Well-serviced Community. Financial Implications: The cost for Keystone Bridge Management Corporation to review, inspect, assess and recommend proposed load limits at the eleven bridge locations, and to certify the by-law was $6,380.00 (plus HST) which is being charged to the Current Budget, Engineering Services – Admin, Cost Centre 10500, GL 502230. In order to remove the bridge load limits, future expenditures in the Capital Budget will be required to rectify structural deficiencies and to bring the bridges up to current code requirements. Discussion: The purpose of this report is to request Council to enact a by-law that limits the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or any class of vehicles passing over bridges that are subject to a load limit. In March of 2023, staff presented report ENG 02-23 to the Executive Committee. The report, as adopted by the Committee and approved by Council (Resolution #121/23): a) Identified the maximum gross vehicle weight load limits established on ten bridges as a result of the inspections on all bridges currently under the jurisdiction of the City of Pickering. b) Presented for Council endorsement, the draft by-law necessary for bridge load limits. c) Established the necessary schedules for signature by two Professional Engineers certifying the safe load limits and the duration for which the load limits apply. As a result of the inspections undertaken by Keystone Bridge Management Corporation in 2024, the following table indicates the 11 Bridges with the recommended maximum gross vehicle weight restrictions in tonnes: Bridge ID 2022 Recommended Posting (tonnes) Notes 6003 15 Previously posted at 15 tonnes 6004 20 Previously posted at 20 tonnes 7001 25 Newly added in 2024 7002 15 Previously posted at 15 tonnes 7004 10 Previously posted at 10 tonnes. 8001 15 Previously posted at 15 tonnes 8003 20 Previously posted at 20 tonnes 8004 20 Previously posted at 20 tonnes 8007 20 Previously posted at 20 tonnes ENG 03-25 January 13, 2025 Subject: Municipal Bridge Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Restrictions Page 3 Bridge ID 2022 Recommended Posting (tonnes) Notes 9003 20 Previously posted at 20 tonnes 9006 10 Previously posted at 10 tonnes One additional bridge, #7001 (Seventh Concession Road); will be added to the updated load limit by-law restricting loads to 25 tonnes. The maximum gross vehicle weight restrictions for the remaining ten bridges (Bridge #6003, #6004, #7002, #7004, #8001, #8003, #8004, #8007, #9003 and #9006) remains the same as set out in the previous By-law 7999/23. A copy of bridge site location maps, the draft by-law and a revised Schedule “A”, which identifies all structures to which the by-law applies, are attached. If passed by Council, a completed Schedule “B” will be signed and sealed by two Professional Engineers from Keystone Bridge Management Corporation and will form part of the new by-law. Attachments: 1. Draft By-law (including Schedule A and Schedule B) 2. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #7004 (Hoover Bridge) 3. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #8001 (Lehman #2 Bridge) 4. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #9006 (Lot 4/5, Conc. 9 Bridge) 5. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #6003 (Wilson Bridge) 6. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #7002 (Wilson Bridge) 7. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #8003 (Lot 2, Conc.7/8 Bridge) 8. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #8004 (Sideline 20) 9. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #8007 (Sideline 12) 10. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #9003 (Sideline 28) 11. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #6004 (Sideline 32) 12. Location Map – Bridge Load Limits – Structure ID #7001 (Michell Bridge) ENG 03-25 January 13, 2025 Subject: Municipal Bridge Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Restrictions Page 4 Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By: Nadeem Zahoor, P.Eng., M.Eng. Richard Holborn, P.Eng. Manager, Transportation & Traffic Director, Engineering Services NZ:mjh Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council Marisa Carpino, M.A. Chief Administrative Officer Original signed by:Original signed by: Original signed by: The Corporation of the City Of Pickering By-law No. Being a by-law to limit the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or any class thereof passing over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, as amended. Whereas, pursuant to Section 123 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act R.S.O. 1990 C.H.8, as amended, the municipal corporation or other authority having jurisdiction over a bridge may by by-law, limit the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or any class thereof passing over the bridge. Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1.In this by-law “gross vehicle weight” means the total weight in tonnes transmitted to thehighway by a vehicle or combination of vehicles and load. 2.No vehicle or combination of vehicles or any class thereof, whether empty or loaded, shallbe operated over those bridges as set out in Column 1 and Column 2 of Schedule A to thisby-law where the gross weight exceeds that set out in Column 3 of Schedule A to this by-law. 3.This by-law shall not become effective until a notice of the maximum limit of gross vehicleweight permitted, legibly printed, has been posted in a conspicuous place at each end of thebridge. 4.Any person violating the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction isliable to a fine as provided in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as amended from time to time. 5.That the engineers statement verifying the gross vehicle weight limit specified in Section 2 ofthis by-law are set out in Schedule B, attached and forms part of this by-law. 6.By-law Number 7999/23 is repealed. By-law passed this 27th day of January 2025. ________________________________ Kevin Ashe, Mayor __________________________________ Susan Cassel, City Clerk Attachment 1 to Report ENG 03-25 Schedule A Bridge Load Limits Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Bridge No. Bridge Location Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight 6003 North Road 0.4km south of Seventh Concession Road 15 tonnes 6004 Sideline 32 0.7km South of Seventh Concession Road 20 tonnes 7001 Seventh Concession Road 2.1km east of Markham-Pickering Townline Road 25 tonnes 7002 Seventh Concession Road 2.1km east of Markham-Pickering Townline Road 15 tonnes 7004 Sideline 34 0.2km South of Eighth Concession Road 10 tonnes 8001 Eighth Concession Road 0.3km east of Markham-Pickering Townline Road 15 tonnes 8003 Eighth Concession Road 0.9km west of Regional Road #23 20 tonnes 8004 Sideline 20 0.3km south of Regional Road #5 20 tonnes 8007 Sideline 12 0.1km south of Regional Road #5 20 tonnes 9003 Sideline 28 0.3km north of Regional Road #5 20 tonnes 9006 Sideline 4 1.4km north of Regional Road #5 10 tonnes Schedule B By-law /24 I ______________________________ and ______________________________, Professional Engineers representing the consulting firm Keystone Bridge Management Corporation, have reviewed the restriction of the gross vehicle weight passing over the bridges as identified in the above noted by-law. Effective as of the date of approval of the bylaw, I agree with the recommended gross vehicle weight limit as set out in By-law /24 for a period of twenty four (24) months. _____________________________ _________________________ Signed Signed _________________________ Dated Attachment 2 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 3 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 4 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 5 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 6 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 7 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 8 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 9 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 10 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 11 to Report ENG 03-25 Attachment 12 to Report ENG 03-25