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Office of Materials &
Road Research

Frost Zone

Starting Date

Ending Date

Visual Status

Winter Load Increases (WLI)

Visual Status
Normal Legal Loads, Winter Load Increases, Middle-Range and Full-Summer Overweight Permits Available
Normal Legal Loads, Spring Load Restrictions Imminent
Spring Load Restrictions Enforced
Normal Legal Loads, Middle-Range Overweight Permits Available
Normal Legal Loads, Middle-Range and Full-Summer Overweight Permits Available

 North
 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

Dec 12, 2011
Dec 26, 2011
Jan 21, 2012
Jan 23, 2012
Jan 23, 2012
Jan 23, 2012

  
  
  
  
  
  

Spring Load Restrictions (SLR)

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 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

Middle-Range Overweight Permits

 North
 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
May 11, 2011
May 02, 2011
May 09, 2011
May 02, 2011

  
  
  
  
  
  

Full-Summer Overweight Permits

 North
 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

Jun 03, 2011
Jun 03, 2011
Jun 01, 2011
May 23, 2011
May 31, 2011
May 23, 2011

  
  
  
  
  
  

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Mn/DOT Technical Memorandum SLL Update  2011-2012 Other Related Information
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