Notice to Truckers – 2008 Spring Load Restrictions
Under the Highway Traffic Act, the province enforces reduced load restrictions on trucks to protect Ontario’s highways during spring thaw, when road damage is most likely to occur.
Note: Reduced loads limits will be in effect where and when signs are posted depending on road and weather conditions.
Restriction on Permits Issued Under the Highway Traffic Act
All annual and project permits for moving of heavy vehicle loads, objects or structures, in excess of limits set out in the Act, unless otherwise specified are not valid on any highways during the months of March and April, in the southern portion of Ontario, and March, April, and May in the northern portion.
For purposes of this division, the province is divided, west to east, by a line formed by the Severn River to Regional Rd. 169; Regional Rd. 169 from Washago to Hwy. 12; Hwy. 12, from Regional Rd. 169 to Hwy. 7, north of Sunderland; Hwy. 7, from Hwy. 12 to Regional Rd. 7B at Carleton Place; Regional Rd. 7B to Hwy. 15; and Regional Rd. 29 to Arnprior.
Single trip permits, for moving of overloads on highways not designated in Schedules 1, 2 and 3, may be issued, but are subject to axle controls established by the Ministry of Transportation.
Reduced Load Limits Period
Schedule 1 Highways
Pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act, the ministry will impose reduced load limits for those designated parts of the King’s Highways listed in Schedule 1, when appropriate, between March 1, 2007 to April 30, 2007.
Schedule 2 Highways
Pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act, the ministry will impose reduced load limits for those designated parts of the King’s Highways listed in Schedule 2, when appropriate, between March 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007.
Schedule 3 Highways/Roads
Pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act, the ministry will impose reduced load limits for those designated parts of the King’s Highways/Roads listed in Schedule 3, when appropriate, between March 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007.
Schedule 1 - March 1 to April 30, 2008
There are no highways in this schedule having a reduced load period.
Schedule 2 - March 1 to May 31, 2008
When signs are posted*, the following highways will have a reduced load limit for their entire length:
510 |
522 |
524 |
525 |
528 |
528A |
529 |
529A |
538 |
539A |
540A |
542A |
553 |
554 |
558 |
559 |
560A |
563 |
564 |
567 |
569 |
570 |
571 |
572 |
573 |
574 |
577 |
579 |
580 |
582 |
585 |
586 |
587 |
591 |
592 |
593 |
595 |
597 |
602 |
603 |
605 |
607 |
607A |
609 |
611 |
613 |
615 |
617 |
619 |
621 |
624 |
630 |
636 |
639 |
641 |
645 |
647 |
650 |
651 |
652 |
665 |
667 |
668 |
670 |
671 |
672 |
673 |
801 |
802 |
804 |
805 |
810 |
811 |
7036 |
7037 |
7041 |
7042 |
7044 |
7047 |
7048 |
7057 |
7059 |
7069 |
7072D |
7102 |
7104 |
7110D |
7125 |
7140 |
7182 |
Nungesser Road |
* None at this time. |
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When signs are posted*, the following highways will have a reduced load limit for these listed locations:
| Hwy # | Location |
|---|---|
| 129 | 16.2 km north of Jct. Hwy. 554 to 48 km south of the south Jct. of Hwy. 101 |
| 516 | 30.2 km north of Jct. 642 east to Hwy. 599 |
| 518 | Hwy. 400/69 east to west limits of Sprucedale, and east of Kearney to the Twp. of Perry/Town of Kearney boundary |
| 520 | Hwy. 124, north to the Hamlet of Ardbeg |
| 523 | Jct. Hwy 60 at Madawaska south to Hasting/Nipissing County boundary |
| 527 | 98 km north of Hwy. 11/17 north to end of Hwy. 527 |
| 532 | 6.4 km north of Jct. Hwy. 556 to end of Hwy. 532 |
| 533 | Hwy. 656, northwest to Hwy. 63 |
| 534 | Jct. Hwy. 524 north to the Restoule Provincial Park |
| 535 | 1.6 km north of Hwy. 17 north to its end |
| 539 | 10.5 km north of Warren, north to Jct. Hwy. 64 |
| 540 | Hwy. 540B (west entrance), west to Meldrum Bay |
| 542 | Hwy. 6, west to Jct. of Hwys. 540 and 540B |
| 546 | 0.6 km north of Jct. Hwy. 17 north to end of Hwy. 546 |
| 548 | Maple St. (Hilton Beach) south to southwest limits of Richard’s Landing |
| 551 | West Jct. of Hwy. 542 south to Providence Bay |
| 556 | Hwy. 532 to Hwy. 129 |
| 557 | 2.7 km north of Jct. Hwy. 17 (Jct. of Granary Lake Rd.) north to end of Hwy. 557 |
| 566 | 2 km west of the Montreal River at Matachewan to its end |
| 575 | Hwy. 17 to 1 km south of Jct. Hwy. 64 |
| 581 | Jct. 7181 north for 6 km to Remi Lake Provincial Park |
| 583N | Town limits, 3.6 km north of Hwy. 11 to its end |
| 583S | Town limits, 4.1 km south of Hwy. 11 to its end |
| 588 | 1.6 km south of Hwy. 11/17, west to end of Hwy. 588 |
| 589 | 9.6 km north of Jct. Hwy. 591, north to end of Hwy. 589 |
| 594 | Hwy. 502, west to Hwy. 17 |
| 596 | 1 km north of Hwy. 17A, north to its end |
| 599 | 62 km north of Hwy. 17, to end of Hwy. 599 |
| 600 | 0.5 km north of Hwy. 11, northeasterly to Jct. of Hwy. 71 |
| 601 | 1.6 km north of Hwy. 17 (west leg) to 5 km north of Hwy. 17 (east leg) (Dryden Airport) |
| 608 | 1 km west of Hwy. 61 west to Hwy. 595 |
| 625 | 0.5 km south of Jct. Hwy. 11, south to end of Hwy. 625 |
| 632 | Muskoka/Parry Sound District boundary, north to Hwy. 141 at Rosseau |
| 634 | Cloutierville Road at 3.4 km north of Hwy. 11 to its end |
| 638 | 2.5 km north of east Jct. Hwy. 17, north to 1.3 km east of west Jct. Hwy. 17 |
| 642 | Jct. 516 east to Jct. 599 |
| 643 | 700 m west of Hwy. 584 to end of Hwy. 643 |
| 657 | 0.8 km east of Hwy. 105 east to its end |
| 7045 | Havilland Shores Drive, west side Hwy. 17, 0.3 km from Hwy. 17 west 1.3 km |
| 7045 | Havilland Shores Drive, east side Hwy. 17, from Hwy. 17 east 0.6 km |
| 7045 | Macintyre Road, from Hwy. 17 north 1.5 km to Jct. of Trout Lake Road |
| 7082 | Jct. of Hwy. 17 to the Regional Municipality of Walden limits (4.6 km) |
Lac La Croix Road 45 km south of Highway 11 to its end (Flanders Road South) |
|
| * None at this time. | |
Schedule 3 - March 1 to June 30, 2008
When signs are posted*, the highways/roads within the following territories will have a reduced load limit:
| North Bay Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballantyne & Laurier | Lount | Phelps | Wilson & McConkey |
| Bidwell Lake | Marten Lake | Pringle | White Pine |
| Eldee | Memesagamesing | Tilden Lake | Wyse & Poitras |
| Ellsmere | Mills & Hardy | Thorne | Yellowstone |
| Laurier | Patterson | ||
| * None at this time. | |||
| Sudbury Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Lake | Dill Second | Kukagami | Robinson |
| Britt | Downes Lake | Lang Lake | Rock Lake |
| Burwash-Hendrie | Foster Truman | Long Lake | Trout Lake N. |
| Cartier | Fourteen Mile Island | Lost Channel | Wallbridge S. |
| Chiniguchi R. | Harris Lake | Ministic Lake | Whiskey Lake |
| Dawson | Hess | Onaping Falls | Willisville |
| Red Deer Village | |||
| * None at this time. | |||
| Huntsville Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * None at this time. |
| New Liskeard Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anima Nipissing | Crystal Lake | Lebel (Harvey) Kirkland | Otto |
| Bayly Marter | Eby | Lebel (King) Kirkland | Pacaud & Catharine |
| Beauchamp | Foleyet | Lorraine Twp. | Robillard |
| Bourkes | Gogama | Marquis | Savard |
| Bryce | Henwood | Marter | Sheraton |
| Cane | Horwood | Mattagami Twp. | Star Lake |
| Cairo & Alma Twp. | Ingram | Ossian | Watabeag |
| * None at this time. | |||
| Cochrane Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brower | Dunning | Hanlan | Nellie Lake (Aurora) |
| Casgrain | Fournier | Hunta | Norembega |
| Coppell/Kendall/Way | Frederickhouse | Indian-Sand Lake | Tunis |
| Departure Lake | Hallebourg | Kitigan | West Riverside |
| Driftwood | |||
| * None at this time. | |||
| Sault Ste. Marie Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen & McMahon | Fenwick, Pennefather & Vankoughnet | Hawk Junction | Sultan |
| Aweres 1 S.L.B. | Galbraith-Morin | Horseshoe Bay | Tilley |
| Aweres 2 S.L.B. | Garden Lake | Northland Lake | Vankoughnet & Aweres |
| Devil’s Lake | Gaudette & Hodgins | Patton & Montgomery | Vixen Lake |
| Devon Landing | Goulais Mission | Peace Tree | Wabos |
| Esher-Como-Healy | Havilland S.L.B. | Red Rock | Wharncliffe |
| None at this time. | |||
| Thunder Bay Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Hardwick | Mountain Bay | Strange |
| Dawson Rd. - Goldie | Hicks Lake | Northern Light Lake | Sunset Lake |
| Devon | Inwood | Obonga Lake | Upsala |
| Firehill | Jacques | Perch Lake | Ware |
| Forbes | Lybster | Polly Lake | White Sand Lake |
| Fowler | Lyon | Sibley | |
| Gorham | Marks | Stirling | |
| * None at this time. | |||
| Kenora Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey East | Inglis Lake | Nanicost Centre | Southwatten |
| Bears Passage | Ingolf | Nelles | Southworth |
| Big Stone Bay | Kendall Inlet | Nickel Lake Shores | Spohn |
| Blindfold Lake | Kenricia | Pearson Landing | Spruce Lake Road |
| Britton | Kingsford | Pellatt 2 |
Storm Bay |
| Clearwater Lake | Laclu | Pickerel Lake | Sutherland |
| Colenso, Redvers E. & Wabigoon E. | Manitou Rapids FN | Pratt | Tannis Lake (Gundy Lake) |
| Cygnet Lake Rd. | McCallum Point | Red Pine Ridge | Van Horne |
| Dance | McConnell Lake | Redditt | Wabigoon Redvers West |
| Ena Lake | McIntosh | Reef Point | Wabigoon South East |
| Engineer Lake Rd. | McKenzie Portage | Rowell | Wainwright |
| Eton | Melgund | Rugby | War Eagle |
| Ghost Lake | Minaki | Rush Bay- Woodchuck Bay | West Longbow Lake |
| Gordon Lake | Mine Centre | Sherwood Lake | Zealand No. 1 |
| Miscampbell | Southshore | Zealand No. 3 | |
| Mutrie | |||
| * None at this time. | |||
