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Northern Region - Seasonal WR Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
NORTHERN REGION
SEASONAL VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: February 20, 2025

This notice is to remind the public and the trucking industry that seasonal weight/load
restrictions will be imposed soon by the Department on its highway system for all vehicles
over 10,000# GVW. These annual weight restrictions are utilized to reduce roadway
damage caused by heavy vehicles traveling on highways weakened during spring break-up
conditions. The 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).

These annual restrictions are very dependent upon weather, local soil conditions, and frost
depth, but usually occur between mid to late-March and late June each year for Interior
Alaska. In 2025 we are seeing slightly warmer than normal ground temperatures which may
affect the timing of restrictions. As always we will give as much notice as possible but
changes in temperature can happen quick, generally when we start seeing thawing that
does not fully freeze to depth by the next morning we will be beginning to institute
restrictions. Since these limitations may reduce the allowable gross vehicle weight by as
much as 50%, it would be advisable to transport as much freight as possible prior to the
above dates. All State routes, including the Dalton Highway, may be subject to seasonal
weight restrictions.

Please be advised the DOT&PF are closely watching ground temperatures in Cordova and
Valdez in anticipation the restrictions in these areas may need to be instituted sooner than
interior Alaska. There are no specific restrictions being issued at this time but please see
the link below for future notices.

When imposed, or modified, these restrictions will be posted on the DOT&PF Division of
Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement webpage. This can be
found at: http://www.dot.alaska.gov/mscve/index.cfm. Click the “Commercial Vehicle” link
along the top of the page, and then “Weight Restrictions”. Choose the latest Northern
Region listing to view the current version of our posted seasonal weight restriction notices.
The Department of Public Safety and MSCVE officers will be enforcing these restrictions.

Issued by: Daniel Adamczak, P.E., Northern Region M&O Engineer
Phone: 907-451-2294, Fax: 1-907-451-5153, E-mail: daniel.adamczak@alaska.gov

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Created 2/20/2025 9:20:57 AM by jmgray

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Department: Transportation and Public Facilities
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category: Weight Restrictions
Location(s): Northern Region
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Publish Date: 2/20/2025
Archive Date: 5/20/2025
 
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