ST.
PAUL, Minn. – The
Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring weight restrictions in
the southeast, south and metro frost zones April 14.
Spring weight restrictions will end April 17 in the central zone.
Spring load restrictions are still in effect in the north-central and north frost zones.
Spring load restrictions are still in effect in the north-central and north frost zones.
Road
restriction maps indicating the locations of weight restricted routes and those
state highways open to maximum 10-ton axle weights are listed on the MnDOT
Seasonal Load Limits website at www.mndot.gov/loadlimits.
Click on “Spring Load Restrictions.” Also available is a text list of the
restricted segments along with exceptions to the map.
Permits
for over 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight will continue and new permits will
be issued if all axle and group weights are legal.
Up
to full-summer overweight permits can be issued during the spring load
restriction period only on interstate through movements.
Middle-range
overweight permits become available within each frost zone when spring load
restrictions are lifted.
Full-summer
overweight permits become available within each frost zone starting two to
three weeks after spring load restrictions are lifted. For questions about the
legal weight and size heavy haul trucking call MnDOT’s Freight and Commercial
Vehicle Operations department at 651-296-6000 or email ofcvopermits.dot@state.mn.us.
For
enforcement questions, call the State Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
at 651-405-6196 and select option 3 and then option 3.
MnDOT
will report dates on its 24-hour automated message center at 1‑800‑723‑6543 for
the U.S. and Canada, and locally at 651‑366‑5400 for the Minneapolis/St.Paul
area.
