PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
NORTHERN REGION
SEASONAL VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: May 22nd, 2017
Seasonal weight restrictions apply to all vehicles over 10,000# GVW. Weight restrictions are now in effect within the Northern Region at the locations specified below. These 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).
ADOT&PF Northern Region boundaries extend from Mile 163 Parks Highway north, and from Mile 118 Glenn Highway north-east, and from Valdez on the Richardson Highway north to Fairbanks. Road systems within Cordova and Nome are also within the Northern Region.
Until further notice, no seasonal vehicle weight restrictions will apply to the Elliott Highway: MP 0 to 72, or to the Dalton Highway: MP 0 to 414.
Effective Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 at 8:00 AM:
The following roads will be restricted to 100% of legal axle load, and with 100% legal axle loads allowed on the drive axles of approved Long Combination Vehicles (LCV) of 90’ or more with at least two trailers (no overloads):
Parks Highway MP 163 to 356 (Cantwell to Fairbanks)
Alaska Highway MP 1222 to 1421 (Canadian Border to Delta)
Glenn Highway; MP 118 to MP 189 (NR boundary to Glennallen)
Richardson Highway; MP 0 to 366 (Valdez to Fairbanks)
Tok Cutoff Highway MP 0 to 124 (Gakona to Tok)
All State Maintained Roads in the Northern Region unless otherwise restricted
The following roads will be restricted to 85% of legal axle load (no overloads):
Steese Highway MP 21 to 81
The following roads will be restricted to 75% of legal axle load (no overloads):
Denali Highway MP 0 to 134 (Paxson to Cantwell)
Nabesna Road
Edgerton Highway
McCarthy Road
Lake Louise Road
Taylor Highway
Henderson Road
Murphy Dome Road
Old Nenana Highway
The following roads are restricted to 50% of legal axle load (no overloads):
Elliott Highway MP 73 to 150 (Livengood to Manley)
Tofty Road
Ester Dome Road
Old Valdez Trail/Old Rich Hwy (off Stringer Road)
Skyridge Road
Stringer Road
St. Patricks Road