Allegheny tunnel

Mike and Trish wrote:

wny_pat wrote:
The Maryland law as written:


I took the liberty of putting certain paragraphs in bold. Now I believe that if your are carrying less that 1001 pounds of Class 2, division 2.1 flammable gas that you are okay to go thru those tunnels. Now if I am wrong, your vehicle darn well better be placarded and be properly registered for hauling HAZMAT material and have the proper insurance policy. And I could be wrong on both accounts. But I believe the requirement is to stop and turn off your propane tank valves.

This has been covered countless times on this forum. No propane tanks are allowed in the Baltimore Harbor or Fort McHenry tunnels, period. While some report getting away with it, others report being turned around and/or ticketed. The signs approaching the tunnels make it very clear.

Whether the law as written is equally clear is irrelevant, unless you plan to argue your case on the spot with the state trooper or toll booth attendant.

The signs say "NO HAZMATS", but do they apply to you? Are you hauling Hazmat? If you are, then if you meet the Class 2, division 2.1 flammable gas requirements you darn well better register your RV with the DOT, the FMCSA, and put the proper placards on it along the the name of the company that has operation authority, obtain the Hazardous Materials Certificate of Registration, and get yourself the required insurance policy which cost much, much more that what you are paying right now, a CDL and a DOT medical certificate because it falls under FMCSA's safety regulation - "Any size vehicle used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and which require the motor vehicle to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR chapter I, subchapter C)", because that is what Class 2, division 2.1 flammable gas falls under.