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ma 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 />Date: March 10, 2022 <br />Office phone: 651-366-5592 <br />Fax: 651-366-5461 <br />Subject: Spring load restrictions (SLR) start in south, southeast and metro seasonal load limit (SLL) zones; <br />winter load increases (WLI) end in metro and central zones <br />The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start spring load restrictions in the SOUTH and SOUTHEAST <br />SLL zones Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:01 AM. <br />Winter load increases will end in the METRO and CENTRAL zones Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 12:01 AM. <br />Spring load restrictions will start in the METRO zone Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 12:01 AM. <br />Seasonal load limit zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnDOT bad Ihrrd.ELs <br />x/Ilxil'uI V Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at moliaVL <br />Overweight permits for more than 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight will continue and new permits will be <br />issued if all axle and group weights are legal (xxlla xu IITV: Illiu° li s). <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 SLL zone when spring load restrictions are lifted. <br />Full -summer overweight permits become available two to three weeks after spring load restrictions are lifted. <br />Ending dates for spring load restrictions are variable and based on how weather is affecting roadway strength. <br />MnDOT will report start and end dates on its 24-hour automated message center at 1-800-723-6543 for the U.S. <br />and Canada, and locally at 651-366-5400 for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. <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: x II.1C:.!C::P.l::u:.......I,12.I.u.....!C P..IIa....0 <br />All changes are made with a minimum three calendar -day notice. <br />