NB announces spring load limit dates
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Transportation Minister Denis Landry announced that spring weight restrictions on provincial highways will be effective March 9 at midnight in southern New Brunswick and March 16 at midnight in the northern half.
Weight restrictions for trucks are imposed each year in an effort to protect the highway infrastructure from damage during the spring thaw.
The restrictions will continue until May 18 in the south southern and May 25 in northern New Brunswick. These dates are dependent upon weather conditions and are therefore subject to change, says the ministry.
Northern New Brunswick is described as all that area lying within the counties of Northumberland, Gloucester, Restigouche, Madawaska, Victoria and that portion of Route 108 within York County, and that portion of Gordon Vale Road and Holtville Road within York County; and of Bloomfield Ridge Road between Holtville Road and Route 625, as well as Route 625 between Gordon Vale Road and Route 8.
Should weather conditions warrant, district engineers are authorized to close roads to trucks or to impose weight restrictions on highways or portions of highways at any time.
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