PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
CENTRAL REGION
SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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.
Effective Friday, May 24, 2024, at 8:00 A.M. The following State maintained roads are restricted to the following:
AREA-WIDE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
State maintained paved and gravel roads within Central Region boundaries are at Normal Summer Permitting EXCEPT those listed below under INDIVIDUAL ROAD WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
INDIVIDUAL ROAD WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Following roads restricted to 100% of legal axle load, No Overloads:
- Seward Hwy MP 37-75 (Seward/Sterling Wye to Ingram Creek)
- Kalifornsky Beach (Kenai)
- Bridge Access Road (Kenai)
- Dillingham Area:
- Suravak Road (Aleknagik)
- Aleknagik Lake Road MP 5-19.4
- All gravel roads in the Dillingham Area
The following roads are restricted to 75% of legal axle load:
- Kachemak Bay Drive
- Hope Road
The following roads are restricted to 50% of legal axle load:
- Old Seward Spur (Anchorage)
- Big Lake Road (Big Lake)
- Church Road (Wasilla)
- Skilak Lake Road (Sterling)
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