NEWS RELEASE
GREY BRUCE OPP
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Many roads in the Grey Bruce area are subject to load restrictions between March 1 - March 31 yearly. This date may change depending on road conditions.
The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in partnership with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will be conducting commercial motor vehicles checks on vehicles that are exceeding the reduced load restrictions.
OPP officers will be equipped with scales that are to be used to weigh up individual axles on commercial motor vehicle.
Axles that exceed 5000 kilograms are considered to be in violation. Officers will patrol side roads with clearly marked signage indicating half-load restrictions. Provincial highways and some major county roads will be built to higher capacities and exempt from the half-load restrictions.
Please check with your municipality for a full list of half-load roads, most of these roads have signage displayed.
Exceeding the weight restrictions on Municipality, Township, and County roads has a negative effect by causing damage to roads which further results in a negative economic impact.
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