SPRING LOAD RESTRICTION PRESS RELEASE 17

Department of Transportation
For immediate release: April 8, 2020
For more information: Dan Varilek, 605-773-3571, email: daniel.varilek@state.sd.us

 

SPRING LOAD RESTRICTION PRESS RELEASE 17
For the weeks of April 6 - 10 and April 13 - 17, 2020

 

PIERRE, S.D. – Spring Load Limit Restrictions will be REMOVED from the road segments shown in the table below. Effective dates are included in the table.

 

2020 STATE HIGHWAY SPRING LOAD LIMIT RESTRICTIONS

Effective Date

Highway

Location

Begin/End MRM

Length

Posting

Region

April 8, 2020

SD 1806

Intersection west of dam to Mission Ridge

 191.61 to 221.05 29.4

7 Tons/Axle

Pierre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 13, 2020

US 81

 Fm US 14 to Jct SD 34 Madison 116.72 to 94.71 22.01

6 Tons/Axle

Mitchell

 

The effective date of the load restrictions is determined by weather and road conditions.

A spring load restriction report is usually issued in advance of any major load restriction change.  This report is issued for guidance only and does not take precedence over load restriction signs in place. For further information or a copy of a Spring Load Restriction Map, please contact the DOT at 605-773-3571. Spring Load Limit Information may also be found on the Internet at:

            http://www.safetravelusa.com/sd/

Click on Commercial Vehicle Restrictions on Base Layer then truck icon for current restriction

https://dot.sd.gov/travelers/of-interest/spring-load-restrictions

Individuals can subscribe to an email list to receive Spring Load Limit Restriction information electronically. To subscribe go to:

            https://listserv.sd.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A0=DOTSPRINGLOADLIMITS

Click subscribe located on the right side of the screen and follow the instructions. A valid email address is required. If you would like to unsubscribe at any time from the list, visit the same site, click Unsubscribe and enter the information and email you subscribed with.