24VAC30-61-40. Restrictions on hazardous material transportation across urban facilities.
Hazardous materials are regulated in the four urban tunnels based on the "hazard class" of the material being conveyed. The tables in this section list those categories of materials grouped under the designations "Prohibited," "No Restrictions," or "Restricted."
*PROHIBITED* Materials defined in the following classes are not allowed passage through the four urban tunnels. | |||
CATEGORY | PLACARD NAME | PLACARD REFERENCE | |
1.1 | Explosives 1.1 | 49 CFR 172.522 | |
1.2 | Explosives 1.2 | 49 CFR 172.522 | |
1.3 | Explosives 1.3 | 49 CFR 172.522 | |
2.3 | Poison Gas | 49 CFR 172.540 | |
4.3 | Dangerous When Wet | 49 CFR 172.548 | |
6.1 (Packing Group (PG) I, inhalation hazard only) | Poison Inhalation Hazard | 49 CFR 172.555 | |
Materials in the following hazard classes are not restricted in the four urban tunnels. | |||
CATEGORY | PLACARD NAME | PLACARD REFERENCE | |
1.4 | Explosives 1.4 | 49 CFR 172.523 | |
1.5 | Explosives 1.5 | 49 CFR 172.524 | |
1.6 | Explosives 1.6 | 49 CFR 172.525 | |
2.2 | Nonflammable Gas | 49 CFR 172.528 | |
3 | Combustible | 49 CFR 172.544 | |
4.1 | Flammable Solid | 49 CFR 172.546 | |
4.2 | Spontaneously Combustible | 49 CFR 172.547 | |
6.1 (PG I or II, other than PG I inhalation hazard) | Poison | 49 CFR 172.554 | |
6.1 (PG III) | Inhalation Hazard | 49 CFR 172.555 | |
6.2 | ( must be labelled as an Infectious Substance) | 49 CFR 172.432 for the labeling requirement | |
7 Radioactive | Radioactive | 49 CFR 172.556 | |
9 | Class 9 | 49 CFR 172.560 | |
Materials in the following hazard classes are allowed access to the four urban tunnels in "Non-bulk" (maximum capacity of 119 gallons/450 liters or less as a receptacle for liquids, a water capacity of 1000 pounds/454 kilograms or less as a receptacle for gases, and a maximum net mass of 882 pounds/400 kilograms or less and a maximum capacity of 119 gallons/450 liters or less as a receptacle for solids) quantities per container only. | |||
CATEGORY | PLACARD NAME | PLACARD REFERENCE | |
2.1 | Flammable Gas | 49 CFR 172.532 | |
3 | Flammable | 49 CFR 172.542 | |
5.1 | Oxidizer | 49 CFR 172.550 | |
5.2 | Organic Peroxide | 49 CFR 172.552 | |
8 | Corrosive | 49 CFR 172.558 | |
Statutory Authority
§§ 33.2-210 and 33.2-300 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR385-01-05:1 § 4; Volume 12, Issue 2, eff. November 15, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 17, eff. June 6, 2001; Volume 28, Issue 1, eff. October 12, 2011; Volume 40, Issue 19, eff. May 6, 2024; Volume 42, Issue 12, eff. February 25, 2026.