{"data":{"id":"us-va/24vac30-61-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"24VAC30-61-40","heading":"Restrictions on hazardous material transportation across urban facilities","body":"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.\"\n\n*PROHIBITED*\n\nMaterials defined in the following classes are not allowed passage through the four urban tunnels.\n\nCATEGORY\n\nPLACARD NAME\n\nPLACARD REFERENCE\n\n1.1\n\nExplosives 1.1\n\n49 CFR 172.522\n\n1.2\n\nExplosives 1.2\n\n49 CFR 172.522\n\n1.3\n\nExplosives 1.3\n\n49 CFR 172.522\n\n2.3\n\nPoison Gas\n\n49 CFR 172.540\n\n4.3\n\nDangerous When Wet\n\n49 CFR 172.548\n\n6.1 (Packing Group (PG) I, inhalation hazard only)\n\nPoison Inhalation Hazard\n\n49 CFR 172.555\n\n*NO RESTRICTIONS*\n\nMaterials in the following hazard classes are not restricted in the four urban tunnels.\n\nCATEGORY\n\nPLACARD NAME\n\nPLACARD REFERENCE\n\n1.4\n\nExplosives 1.4\n\n49 CFR 172.523\n\n1.5\n\nExplosives 1.5\n\n49 CFR 172.524\n\n1.6\n\nExplosives 1.6\n\n49 CFR 172.525\n\n2.2\n\nNonflammable Gas\n\n49 CFR 172.528\n\n3\n\nCombustible\n\n49 CFR 172.544\n\n4.1\n\nFlammable Solid\n\n49 CFR 172.546\n\n4.2\n\nSpontaneously Combustible\n\n49 CFR 172.547\n\n6.1 (PG I or II, other than PG I inhalation hazard)\n\nPoison\n\n49 CFR 172.554\n\n6.1 (PG III)\n\nInhalation Hazard\n\n49 CFR 172.555\n\n6.2\n\n( must be labelled as an Infectious Substance)\n\n49 CFR 172.432 for the labeling requirement\n\n7 Radioactive\n\nRadioactive\n\n49 CFR 172.556\n\n9\n\nClass 9\n\n49 CFR 172.560\n\n*RESTRICTED*\n\nMaterials 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.\n\nCATEGORY\n\nPLACARD NAME\n\nPLACARD REFERENCE\n\n2.1\n\nFlammable Gas\n\n49 CFR 172.532\n\n3\n\nFlammable\n\n49 CFR 172.542\n\n5.1\n\nOxidizer\n\n49 CFR 172.550\n\n5.2\n\nOrganic Peroxide\n\n49 CFR 172.552\n\n8\n\nCorrosive\n\n49 CFR 172.558","path":["Title 24. Transportation And Motor Vehicles","Agency 30. Department of Transportation","Chapter 61. Rules and Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials Through Bridge-Tunnel Facilities"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title24/agency30/chapter61/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:25Z","sha256":"f64d47ed48d4242a6971787cbd70ca6ecf03f2e9d8812e04fc3953b351850916","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/24vac30-61-30","next":"us-va/24vac30-73-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}