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'//////// <br />ll� <br />Office of Materials & Road Research <br />1400 Gervais Avenue <br />Maplewood, MN 55109-2044 <br />SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION <br />Date: March 6, 2023 <br />Office phone: 651-366-5592 <br />Fax: 651-366-5461 <br />Subject: Spring load restrictions (SLR) start in southeast and metro seasonal load limit (SLL) zones <br />The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start spring load restrictions in the SOUTHEAST and METRO <br />SLL zones Friday, March 10, 2023 at 12:01 AM. <br />Winter load increases have already ended in the SOUTH, SOUTHEAST and METRO zones. <br />Seasonal load limit zones and restricted routes can be found on the I t11 it)( I IO ;r liirki a ri;�;l;a. <br />Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at rni G t2L x; <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 (axle ..wti E..:i:.rnits). <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: 91f.f:a�a...!JC.L.I........fSr.:..,''`........:i:ti�i":.:.!::�!i:h. !....Va;i. <br />All changes are made with a minimum three calendar -day notice. <br />