PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
CENTRAL REGION
SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: April 28, 2016
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 following road systems are also included within the Central Region: Dillingham, and Bethel areas.
Effective Monday, May 2, 2016 at 8:00 A.M. The following State maintained roads are restricted to the following:
AREA WIDE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
All State maintained gravel roads in the Dillingham 75%
All State maintained paved roads in Dillingham Regular Summertime Permitting
All State maintained roads in Bethel – Regular Summertime Permitting
All State maintained gravel roads in the Kenai Peninsula area (south of Portage Glacier Highway) – 50%
All State maintained paved roads in the Kenai Peninsula area (south of Portage Glacier Highway) – Regular Summertime Permitting
All State maintained gravel roads in the Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood areas (south of the Eklutna Interchange and north of Portage Glacier Hwy) – 50%
All State maintained paved roads in the Anchorage, Eagle River and Girdwood areas (south of the Eklutna Interchange and north of Portage Glacier Hwy) – Regular Summertime Permitting
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 Matanuska-Susitna area (south of Parks Hwy MP 163 / south of Glenn Hwy MP 55 (Moose Creek) and north of the Eklutna Interchange) – Regular Summertime Permitting
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:
Birchwood Loop – MP 6.2 to MP 6.62 (Glenn Hwy to Old Glenn Hwy)
Old Glenn Hwy – MP 0 to MP 8.1(Artillery Rd to Ski Rd)
Old Sterling Hwy
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:
Glenn Hwy MP 54 to MP 118 (Moose Creek to Region Boundary)
Parks Hwy – MP 44 to MP 163 (Church Rd to Region Boundary)
The following roads are restricted to 50% of legal axle load;
Buffalo Mine
58 Mile Rd
Vine Rd (State owned)
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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/mscve/index.cfm click the “Commercial Vehicle Enforcement tab” then click on “Weight Restrictions” go to the middle of the page and click on “Central Region”, then 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: Todd Vanhove, Manager, Central Region Maintenance and Operations,
Phone: 907-269-0763, Fax: 907-248-1573, Email: todd.vanhove@alaska.gov