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MIN DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />Office of Materials & Road Research <br />1400 Gervais Avenue <br />Maplewood, MN 55109-2044 <br />SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION <br />Office phone: 651-366-5592 <br />Fax: 651-366-5461 <br />Date: April 8, 2021 <br />Subject: Spring load restrictions end in southeast and metro frost zones <br />The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions (SLR) in the SOUTHEAST and <br />METRO frost zones Monday, April 12, 2021 at 12:01 AM. <br />Spring load restrictions are still in effect in the SOUTH, CENTRAL, NORTH -CENTRAL and NORTH frost zones. <br />Frost zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnIDOT IIoad Iliiu711iitS u <br />Vw <br />Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at un idot.gov/IIoadllilmiLL. <br />Overweight permits for more than 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight continue during spring load restrictions <br />and new permits will be issued if all axle and group weights are legal bxllx wdght Iliiu"7rdt ). <br />Full -summer overweight permits can be issued, during the spring load restriction period, for travel on the <br />interstate system only. <br />Middle -range overweight permits become available within each frost zone when spring load restrictions are <br />lifted. Full -summer overweight permits become available two to three weeks after spring load restrictions are <br />lifted. <br />Ending dates for spring load restrictions are variable and based on how weather is affecting roadway strength. <br />For questions about legal axle weight during SLR; Gross Vehicle Weight Schedule, call: <br />Minnesota Department of Public Safety <br />State Patrol — Commercial Vehicle Enforcement <br />651-350-2000 <br />For questions about oversize/overweight loads/permitting call: <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations — Oversize/Overweight Permits <br />651-296-6000 <br />Or email: oftvopcirumii s dot@statcem uus <br />All changes are made with a minimum three calendar -day notice. <br />For the most current information, go to MnDOT's automated 24-hour message center at 1-800-723-6543 for the <br />U.S. and Canada, or 651-366-5400 for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This information is also published on the <br />MnDOT seasonal load limits website at a 101d R x/I Da 'lliiu~7rfiltS. <br />