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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,,, <br />Office of Materials & Road Research <br />1400 Gervais Avenue <br />Maplewood, MN 55109-2044 <br />SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION <br />Date: April 28, 2022 <br />Office phone: 651-366-5592 <br />Fax: 651-366-5461 <br />Subject: Spring load restrictions end in all frost zones <br />The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions (SLR) in the SOUTHEAST and <br />METRO frost zones Monday, May 2, 2022 at 12:01 AM. <br />Spring load restrictions will end in the SOUTH frost zone Friday, May 6, 2022 at 12:01 AM. <br />Spring load restrictions will end in the CENTRAL frost zone Friday, May 13, 2022 at 12:01 AM. <br />Spring load restrictions will end in the NORTH -CENTRAL and NORTH frost zones Monday, May 16, 2022 at 12:01 <br />AM. <br />Please check with local agencies prior to increasing any weights on their routes. The sign erected on the <br />roadway governs the load limit in effect. <br />Frost zones and restricted routes can be found on the 11111 iO I" II <br />Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at HIll h . <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 ( w ;,i ). <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 />