PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
CENTRAL REGION
SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: April 30, 2020
Weight restrictions are stated as a percentage of legal allowable weight and shall be applied to the maximum axle loading of 17 AAC 25.013(e).
The Central Region boundaries extend from Homer on the Sterling Highway and Seward on the Seward Highway to Mile 118 on the Glenn Highway and Mile 163 on the Parks Highway. The Dillingham and Bethel road systems are also included within the Central Region.
Bold typeface indicates new restrictions/modifications since the last public notice.
Effective Monday, May 4th at 8:00 A.M. The following State maintained roads are restricted to the following:
AREA-WIDE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
All State maintained paved roads in the Anchorage, Eagle River, and Girdwood areas (south of the Eklutna Interchange and north of Portage Glacier Highway – 75%
All State maintained gravel roads in the Anchorage, Eagle River, and Girdwood areas (south of the Eklutna Interchange and north of Portage Glacier Highway – 50%
All State maintained paved roads in the Matanuska-Susitna area (south of Parks Hwy MP 163 / south of Glenn Hwy MP 118 and north of the Eklutna Interchange) – 75%.
All State maintained gravel roads in the Matanuska-Susitna area (south of Parks Hwy MP 163 / south of Glenn Hwy MP 55 (Moose Creek) and north of the Eklutna Interchange) – 50%.
All State maintained paved roads in the Kenai Peninsula area (south of Portage Glacier Highway) – 75%
All State maintained gravel roads in the Kenai Peninsula area (south of Portage Glacier Highway) – 50%
All State maintained paved roads in the Dillingham area – 75%
All State maintained gravel roads in the Dillingham area– 50%
All State maintained paved and gravel roads in the Bethel area – 75%
INDIVIDUAL ROAD WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS – Individual roads that vary from the Area-Wide Weight Restrictions:
The following roads are restricted to 100% of legal axle load, no overloads:
5th & 6th Ave
A & C Streets
I & L Streets
Benson Blvd
Birchwood Loop – MP 6.2 to MP 6.62 (Glenn Hwy to Old Glenn Hwy)
Dimond Blvd
Dowling Rd (Lk Otis to Raspberry)
Glenn Highway – MP 0 to MP 54 (5th Ave to Moose Creek)
Gambell Street
Ingra Street
International Airport Road
Minnesota Drive
Muldoon Road
Northern Lights Blvd (Lake Otis to Forest Park)
O’Malley Road (Old Seward to New Seward)
Ocean Dock Road
Old Glenn Hwy – MP 0 to MP 8.1(Artillery Road to Ski Road)
Parks Hwy – MP 34 to 88
Post Road
Portage Glacier Road
Postmark Drive
Reeve Blvd
Seward Highway – MP 75-125
South Aircraft Drive
Tudor Road
The following roads are restricted to 85% of legal axle load, with 100% legal axle loads allowed on the drive axles of approved Long Combination Vehicles (LCV) of 90’ or more with at least 2 trailers on the following roads (no overloads), unless otherwise indicated:
Seward Highway – MP 0 -75 (Seward to Ingram Creek)
Sterling Highway
Bridge Access Road (Kenai)
Kalifornsky Beach Road
Kenai Spur Highway
Swanson River Road
Glenn Hwy – MP 54 to 118
Parks Hwy – MP 88 to 163
Additional restrictions and modifications will be imposed as necessary.
Authorized Weight restrictions will only be posted on the DOT&PF Division of Measurement and Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (MSCVE) webpage. Weight Restrictions posted on 511 or any other posting are for information only. The most recent published public notice will supersede any conflicting information from other sources. Public Notices can be found at: http://www.dot.alaska.gov click on “Measures & Commercial Vehicles” then under the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement tab click on “Weight Restrictions” go to the middle of the page and click on “Central Region” than open the most recent Central Region listing.
The Department of Public Safety and the DOT/PF Division of Measurement and Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement will be enforcing these restrictions.
Issued By: Burrell Nickeson, Central Region Maintenance and Operations,
Phone: 907-269-0757, Fax: 907-248-1573, Email: burrell.nickeson@alaska.gov