The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is not allowing size/weight permitted travel from midnight to midnight on April 8, 2024, in anticipation of heavy road travel due to the Solar Eclipse that day.
An announcement released Thursday, March 28, 2024 states:
Due to the Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, that is expected to cause severe traffic delays, no size/weight permitted travel will be allowed on that day from midnight to midnight for the following counties: Anderson, Atascosa, Bandera, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brown, Burnet, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Coleman, Collin, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Dimmit, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Fallas, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gillespie, Grayson, Gregg, Hamilton, Harrison, Hayes, Hendreson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kemble, Kinney, Lamar, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Marion, Mason, Maverick, McLennan, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, Milam, Mills, Morris, Navarro, Parker, Rains, Real, Red River, Robertson, Rockwall, San Saba, Smith, Somervell, Sutton, Tarrant, Titus, Travis, Upshur, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Williamson, Wood, and Zavala.
For assistance or questions regarding this restriction, please contact the Tx DMV Permit Office at 1-800-299-1700, option 2.
