In November 2021 we provided a draft of a regional permit manual by TransLink and local governments in Metro Vancouver for members to review. After deep consultation with industry, including focused group discussions between BCTA staff and our members, BCTA had provided input to the Regional Permit Policies and Procedures Manual, whose purpose is to harmonize municipal permitting for oversize (OS) and/or overweight (OW) commercial vehicles and provide a framework for permitting the transport of OS-OW vehicles and loads on municipal roads across the 21 municipalities that comprise Metro Vancouver (excluding Provincial highways).
BCTA has been advocating for governments to develop a one window, online permit application system in support of the efficient movement of goods for our sector, and are happy to announce the Regional Transportation Advisory Committee (comprised of representatives from Metro Vancouver Municipalities, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and TransLink) approved the soft launch of the Regional Permit Policies and Procedures Manual for the Transportation of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads in Metro Vancouver.
What will ‘soft implementation’ mean for you:
- Municipalities will, over the coming months, start to train their permitting staff on the new Manual for implementation of the manual thereafter.
- If there are discrepancies raised by the carrier applying for the permit, or municipal staff reviewing the permit application, municipal staff have the option to default back to the historical permitting approach, while flagging the cause of the decision for review to determine if amendments need to be made to the Manual.
- The soft launch will occur effective immediately until the end of 2024.
Download the Regional Permit Policies and Procedures Manual here.2023-03-20 TransLink RP3M Version 2019-01.pdf
Given the complexities of over dimensional, should carriers identify any issues or concerns with the Manual, please advise Cory Paterson, BCTA Vice President at CoryP@BCTrucking.com
For more information
Read the November 1, 2021 Bulletin article Harmonized Municipal Permitting Coming to Metro Vancouver here.