Table 3 requires an irreducible load permit for use of the Ted Williams Tunnel,

including the South Boston Bypass Road, for construction equipment for the vehicle, allowing the vehicle to operate at a vehicle weight greater than that indicated in 700 CMR 7.07(3): Table 3. The operator of the vehicle is responsible for the regular toll charge based on the classification of the vehicle under 700 CMR 7.03(1). 3. Reducible Load Permit. The Department issues a reducible load permit in accordance with the procedures and subject to the terms of 700 CMR 7.07(2) and subject to 700 CMR 7.07(2)(1) for vehicles weighing not more than the maximum vehicle weight indicated in 700 CMR 7.07(3): Table 4. TABLE 5 Type of Permit Fee Irreducible Load Permit - Exceeding Any Legal Limit for Size and Weight Pursuant to 700 CMR 7.00 $400.00 - Annually for Travel on Turnpike and MHS Irreducible Load Permit - Exceeding Any Legal Limit for Size and Weight Pursuant to 700 CMR 7.00 $40.00 Per Trip on Turnpike and MHS Reducible Load Permit - Exceeding Any Legal Limit for Size and Weight Pursuant to 700 CMR 7.00 $50.00 per 1,000 Pounds Exceeding the Federal Bridge Formula Tandem Trailer Permit $300.00 Application Fee $75.00 for First Card $25.00 for Each Additional Card Explosives Permit $300.00 Application Fee $75.00 for First Card $25.00 for Each Additional Card Special Fuel Hauling $300.00 Application Fee $75.00 for First Card $25.00 for Each Additional Card Super Load Weight >130,000 pounds - Detailed Engineering Calculations Required $300.00 Single Trip on Turnpike and MHS TABLE 6 Type of Vehicle Maximum Vehicle Weight Vehicle or vehicle combination with three axles 73,000 lbs. Vehicle or vehicle combination with four axles 87,000 lbs. Vehicle or vehicle combination with five or more axles 99,000 lbs. A reducible load permit issued to an owner or lessee may be used in connection with a valid sticker issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles in accordance with M.G.L. c. 90, § 19D. An original reducible load permit must be kept in an accessible place in the vehicle for which it was issued and must be presented to an official or employee of the Department, or Massachusetts State Police officer on demand. A copy of the original is not an acceptable substitute. In enforcing compliance with 700 CMR 7.07(3)(c)2., the Department provides an allowance of 5% above the maximum vehicle weights specified in 700 CMR 7.07(3): Table 6, rounded to the nearest 500 pounds. For example, a vehicle with five or more axles is deemed to be in compliance with the weight requirement of its reducible load permit provided that the vehicle and its load weighs not more than 105% of 99,000 pounds or 104,000 pounds. The applicant must pay the nonrefundable fee that is specified on the permit application and in 700 CMR 7.07(3): Table 5. Upon application and payment of this fee, the Department issues the number of reducible load permits as the owner or lessee may request for the vehicles of the owner. The fee for a reducible load permit is in addition to the regular toll charge based on the classification of the vehicle under 700 CMR 7.03(1). 4. Small Tandem Unit Permit. The Department may issue a special permit for small tandem units in accordance with the procedures and subject to the terms of 700 CMR 7.07(2). An operator may operate a small tandem unit in the Prudential Tunnel and portions of the Seaport Access Tunnel (I-90 Connector Tunnel) in accordance with the conditions contained in said permit, only if the Department has issued a small tandem unit permit or any renewal thereof pursuant to 700 CMR 7.07 and the permit and any renewal thereof has not expired or been revoked. The applicant must pay the fee that is specified on the permit application and in 700 CMR 7.07(3): Table 5. The fee is in addition to the regular toll charge based on the classification of the vehicle under 700 CMR 7.03(1). An original annual permit for small tandem units must be kept in an accessible place in the vehicle for which it was issued and must be presented to an official or employee of the Department, or Massachusetts State Police officer on demand. The operator of the vehicle is responsible for the regular toll charge based on the classification of the vehicle under 700 CMR 7.03(1). (4) Limitations on Size. (a) Circumstances under Which No Special Permit Is Required. A vehicle does not require a special permit with respect to its size if the vehicle does not exceed any of the applicable maximum dimensions specified in 700 CMR 7.07(4)(a)1., 2., or 3. 1. Width. The vehicle width is no greater than eight feet, six inches for use of the Tunnels and the vehicle width is no greater than eight feet, six inches for use of a way other than the Tunnels. 2. Height. The vehicle height is no greater than the maximum vehicle height for the way upon which the vehicle is traveling as indicated in 700 CMR 7.07(4): Table 7. TABLE 7 Way Maximum Vehicle Height Turnpike 13 feet 6 inches Ted Williams Tunnel 13 feet 6 inches Callahan Tunnel 12 feet 6 inches Sumner Tunnel 12 feet 6 inches Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Tunnel 13 feet 6 inches Prudential Tunnel 13 feet 6 inches CANA (City Square) Tunnels 13 feet 6 inches Other Way Not Listed above 13 feet 6 inches 3. Length. For use of the Tunnels, the vehicle length is no greater than the maximum vehicle length for a vehicle of its type as indicated in 700 CMR 7.07(4): Table 8 and, in the case of a tandem unit operating on a way, as indicated in Note 4 to 700 CMR