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Dept of Transportation PUBLIC NOTICE Seasonal Vehicle Weight Restrictions

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES SOUTHEAST REGION

PUBLIC NOTICE
SEASONAL VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: February 7, 2013

This notice is to remind the public and the trucking industry that seasonal
weight/load restrictions will be imposed soon by the Department on its highway
system for all vehicles over 10,000# GVW. These annual weight restrictions are
intended to reduce roadway damage caused by heavy vehicles traveling on
highways weakened during spring thawing conditions. The weight restrictions are
stated as a percentage of legal allowable weight and shall be applied to the
maximum axle loading in accordance with 17 AAC 25.013(e).

These annual restrictions are very dependent upon weather, local soil
conditions, and frost depth, but usually occur between late February and May
each year for Southeast Alaska. Since these limitations may reduce the
allowable gross vehicle weight by as much as 50%, it would be advisable to
transport as much freight as possible prior to the above dates. All State
routes may be subject to seasonal weight restrictions.

When imposed, or modified, these restrictions will be posted on the DOT&PF
Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement webpage.
This can be found at: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/mscve/main.cfm, then click the
“Weight Restrictions” link along the lower right side of the page, and then
“Active Public Notices”, and choose the latest Southeast Region listing to view
the current version of our posted seasonal weight restriction notices.

The Department of Public Safety and MSCVE officers will be enforcing these
restrictions.

Issued by: Greg Patz, Southeast Region Maintenance Superintendent
Phone: 907-465-1784, Fax: 907-465-2021, E-mail: greg.patz@alaska.gov

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Created 2/25/2013 7:12:22 AM by kldirks
Modified 2/25/2013 4:12:22 PM by kldirks
Modified 2/25/2013 4:22:30 PM by kldirks

Details

Department: Transportation and Public Facilities
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category: Weight Restrictions
Location(s): Southeast Region
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Publish Date: 2/25/2013
Archive Date: 6/1/2013
 
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