PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
CENTRAL REGION
SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Issue Date: March 19, 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 Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 8:00 A.M. The following State maintained roads are restricted to the following:
AREA-WIDE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The following roads are restricted to 75% of legal axle load, no overloads:
- All State maintained paved and gravel roads in the Dillingham Area.
INDIVIDUAL ROAD WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The following roads are restricted to 100% of legal axle load, no overloads:
- Sterling Highway from MP 167 (Sterling Hwy at Diamond Ridge Rd intersection) to end of Homer Spit.
The following roads are restricted to 75% of legal axle load, no overloads:
All State maintained paved and gravel roads in the Homer area that are south and east of Sterling Highway MP 167 (Sterling Hwy at Diamond Ridge Rd intersection) including:
- Greer Rd
- FAA Rd
- Ferry Dock Rd
- Lampert Lane
- Pioneer Ave
- Lake St
- Kachemak Bay Dr
- East End Rd
- Old East End Rd
- McLay Rd
- East Hill Rd
- Bear Creek Dr
- Main St
- West Hill Rd
- Skyline Drive West
- Skyline Drive East
- Ohlson Mountain Rd
- Rogers Loop
- Maintenance St
- Diamond Ridge Rd
The following roads are restricted to 50% of legal axle load:
- Old Seward Spur (Anchorage)
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