The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced several overweight permit and spring load restriction changes today:
- Starting Wednesday, April 30, full-summer overweight permits will become available in the South, Southeast and Metro frost zones
- MnDOT will end spring load restrictions (SLR) in the Central and North-Central frost zones on Friday, May 2
- Finally, spring load restrictions will end in the North frost zone on Monday, May 12
Please check with local agencies prior to increasing any weights on their routes. The sign erected on the roadway governs the load limit in effect.
Seasonal load limit zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnDOT load limits map.
Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at mndot.gov/loadlimits.
Overweight permits for more than 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight will continue and new permits will be issued if all axle and group weights are legal (axle weight limits).
MnDOT will report start and end dates on its 24-hour automated message center at 1-800-723-6543 for the U.S. and Canada, and locally at 651-366-5400 for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
For questions about legal axle weight during SLR; Gross Vehicle Weight Schedule, call:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
State Patrol – Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
651-350-2000
For questions about oversize/overweight loads/permitting, call:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations – Oversize/Overweight Permits
651-296-6000
Or email: ofcvopermits.dot@state.mn.us
All changes are made with a minimum three calendar-day notice.
For updated road condition information, call 511 or visit www.511mn.org.
