Spring Weight Restrictions Start March 11
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
March 4, 2013 12:24 PM
Spring weight restrictions for commercial vehicles will begin on posted provincial roads starting March 11 in most of mainland Nova Scotia.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 11, restrictions will be on in Annapolis, Digby, Halifax, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, and Yarmouth counties.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 18, restrictions will be on in Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond, and Victoria counties.
The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary during the spring thaw to help protect roads that are weakened by mild and wet weather.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal monitors air and road temperatures and works closely with the trucking industry and Environment Canada to determine the date that best protects the province's road surfaces.
A list of exempt roads will be published in a number of newspapers across the province.
Updated information is posted on the department's website at novascotia.ca/tran/trucking/springweight.asp .
FOR BROADCAST USE:
Spring weight restrictions will begin at 12:01 a.m. on
Monday, March 11th, on provincial roads in most of mainland Nova
Scotia.
Heavy commercial vehicles will be prohibited from
travelling on posted roads in the following counties: Annapolis,
Colchester, Cumberland, Digby, Halifax, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg,
Pictou, Queens, Shelburne, and Yarmouth.
The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary
during the spring thaw to help protect roads that are weakened
by mild and wet weather.
Restrictions will begin a week later, on Monday, March
18th, for roads in Antigonish, Cape Breton, Guysborough,
Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria counties.
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Media Contact: Pam Menchenton
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
902-424-1750
Cell: 902-719-4950
E-mail: menchepm@gov.ns.ca
Spring weight restrictions for commercial vehicles will begin on posted provincial roads starting March 11 in most of mainland Nova Scotia.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 11, restrictions will be on in Annapolis, Digby, Halifax, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, and Yarmouth counties.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 18, restrictions will be on in Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Inverness, Pictou, Richmond, and Victoria counties.
The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary during the spring thaw to help protect roads that are weakened by mild and wet weather.
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal monitors air and road temperatures and works closely with the trucking industry and Environment Canada to determine the date that best protects the province's road surfaces.
A list of exempt roads will be published in a number of newspapers across the province.
Updated information is posted on the department's website at novascotia.ca/tran/trucking/springweight.asp .
FOR BROADCAST USE:
Spring weight restrictions will begin at 12:01 a.m. on
Monday, March 11th, on provincial roads in most of mainland Nova
Scotia.
Heavy commercial vehicles will be prohibited from
travelling on posted roads in the following counties: Annapolis,
Colchester, Cumberland, Digby, Halifax, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg,
Pictou, Queens, Shelburne, and Yarmouth.
The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary
during the spring thaw to help protect roads that are weakened
by mild and wet weather.
Restrictions will begin a week later, on Monday, March
18th, for roads in Antigonish, Cape Breton, Guysborough,
Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria counties.
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Media Contact: Pam Menchenton
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
902-424-1750
Cell: 902-719-4950
E-mail: menchepm@gov.ns.ca