N.B. announces spring weight restrictions
It hasn’t felt like it in recent days, but spring is right around the corner in New Brunswick.
And with that comes weight restrictions for truck traffic across the province.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the starting dates for restrictions this week.
In the south, they’ll take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 9.
Northern New Brunswick’s restrictions will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 16.
“These weight limits are put in place each spring to protect our road infrastructure from damage during the annual frost-and-thaw cycle,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Chuck Chiasson in a press release.
“We provide this notice to the trucking community, so they may prepare to reduce their loads or plan for alternate routes during this period.”
The end of the restrictions is currently set for mid-May, but that’s dependent on weather conditions and is subject to change.
For the purposes of the restrictions, northern New Brunswick includes:
- All areas within the counties of Northumberland, Gloucester, Restigouche, Madawaska and Victoria.
- The portion of Route 108 within York County.
- The portion of Gordon Vale Road and Holtville Road within York County.
- The portion of Route 123 within Sunbury County and Queens County.
- The portion of Bloomfield Ridge Road between Holtville Road and Route 625.
- The portion of Route 625 between Gordon Vale Road and Route 8.
