PUBLIC NOTICE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES

NORTHERN REGION

SEASONAL VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS

Issue Date: June 14th, 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 June 14th, 2017 at 8:00 AM:  

All State Maintained roads within the Northern Region of DOT&PF, including both paved and gravel roads, are now returned to regular summer time permitting, unless restricted below.  Overweight load applications can be submitted in order to obtain approval for hauling overloads, by contacting the Measurement Standards & Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (MSCVE) group, at (907) 365-1200.

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):

Old Nenana Highway, Parks highway MP 351.5 to Ester Creek Road

The following roads will be restricted to 75% of legal axle load (no overloads):

Elliott Highway MP 73 to 150 (Livengood to Manley)

Tofty Road

Nabesna Road

Henderson Road

Murphy Dome Road MP 8-16

Old Nenana Highway Ester Creek Road to Parks Highway MP 342.5

The following roads are restricted to 50% of legal axle load (no overloads):   

Ester Dome Road

Old Valdez Trail/Old Rich Hwy (off Stringer Road)

Skyridge Road

Stringer Road

St. Patricks Road

Additional restrictions and modifications will be imposed as necessary. Weather and pavement conditions are being monitored closely. An electronic copy of DOT&PF’s weight restriction notices is available on-line at:

http://www.dot.state.ak.us/mscve/main.cfm?go=weightrestrictions under Public Notices: Weight Restrictions.

The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement division of the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will be enforcing these restrictions.

Issued by: Daniel Adamczak, NR Maintenance & Operations Engineer

Phone:  907-451-2294, Fax:  907-451-2989

E-mail:  daniel.adamczak@alaska.gov