{"id":95440,"date":"2018-05-22T11:37:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-117\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:17:05","slug":"section-117","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-117\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 117"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter V \u2013 Roads, sandpits and forest infrastructures<br \/>Division IV &#8211; Road signs<br \/>\u00a72. Provisions applicable to bridges<\/p>\n<h1>Section 117<\/h1>\n<p>Every person authorized to build or improve a bridge must, at the end of the work, post at each end of the bridge the following elements: hazard markers signalling the limits of the bridge deck, the indication of a narrow crossing, the maximum load the bridge may support based on the types of vehicles and the speed allowed for crossing the bridge. The foregoing also applies to a person who repairs a bridge.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>1<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure the safety of forest road users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art117_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Road signs near a bridge\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art117_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Road signs near a bridge\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 117<\/span> Road signs near a bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All signs and tab signs must be installed with care, facing the vehicles, so as to be perfectly visible even at night. No obstacle such as vegetation or a snow bank must reduce the visibility of the signs or tab signs.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/> They must comply with the standards in the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn-contenu.quebec.ca\/cdn-contenu\/forets\/documents\/ponts\/GM_signalisation_routiere_forets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide de signalisation routi\u00e8re sur les terres du domaine de l\u2019\u00c9tat<\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" width=\"16\" height=\"15\" \/> (in French only), published by the Minister responsible for the administration of the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/A-18.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Forest Development Act<\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" width=\"16\" height=\"15\" \/> (chapter A-18.1).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>2<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure the safety of forest road users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>3<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure the safety of forest road users<\/li>\n<li>To ensure that road signs are consistent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<h4>Trail signs exclusively for all-terrain motorized vehicles<\/h4>\n<p>Trail signs intended exclusively for all-terrain motorized vehicles is governed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/document\/cs\/V-1.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Act respecting off-highway vehicles (CQLR, Chapter V-1.3)\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"Ce lien ouvre une nouvelle fen\u00eatre\" \/><\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/rc\/V-1.2,%20r.%204.1%20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation respecting off-highway vehicle trail signs (Chapter V-1.2, r. 4.1)\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"Ce lien ouvre une nouvelle fen\u00eatre\" \/><\/a>. The posting of a bridge constructed, improved or resurfaced on a trail solely for all-terrain motorized vehicles shall comply with section 117. The maximum load the bridge can support and the speed allowed to cross it must be posted using the following signs: Sign P-200-3 (weight restriction), 20 metres on either side of the bridge, and Sign P-70-2 (speed limit), located 40 metres on either side of the bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A vehicle whose total loaded mass exceeds the mass posted on site pursuant to the first paragraph may not travel on the bridge of a road.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>4<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure the lifespan of a road, bridge or culvert<\/li>\n<li>To ensure the safety of forest road users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Request to travel over a bridge with a very heavy load<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The owner of a truck who wishes to travel over a bridge with a load in excess of that permitted must obtain a permit for very heavy loads. The issuance of permits is limited to the transportation of non-divisible loads. The procedure for obtaining the permit is described <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-contenu.quebec.ca\/cdn-contenu\/forets\/documents\/ponts\/PR_passage_charge_lourde.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in the application procedure: permit for very heavy loads<\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" width=\"16\" height=\"15\" \/> (in French only).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":95265,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":""},"class_list":["post-95440","cpt_radf","type-cpt_radf","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Section 117 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-v\/section-117\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Section 117 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;] Chapter V \u2013 Roads, sandpits and forest infrastructuresDivision IV &#8211; Road signs\u00a72. 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