MnDOT Home Click to view important Seasonal Load Limit updates for 2012-2013
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 20, 2012
Dec 26, 2012
Dec 30, 2012
Jan 04, 2013
Jan 04, 2013
Jan 04, 2013

Mar 29, 2013
Mar 29, 2013
Mar 29, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013

Spring Load Restrictions (SLR)

 North
 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

Mar 29, 2013
Mar 29, 2013
Mar 29, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013

May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
May 13, 2013
May 06, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 06, 2013

Middle-Range Overweight Permits

 North
 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
May 13, 2013
May 06, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 06, 2013

  
  
  
  
  
  

Full-Summer Overweight Permits

 North
 North-Central 
 Central
 Metro
 South
 Southeast

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

All starting and ending dates begin at 12:01 a.m. and are preceded by at least a 3-day advance notice.  Notice is available on this website, or from a recording at (651) 366-5400 or toll free at 1-800-723-6543, or automatically by subscribing to receive e-mail updates.
MnDOT Technical Memorandum SLL Update  2012-2013 Other Related Information
Office of Materials & Road Research  E-mail: MaterialsLab.DOT@state.mn.us  1400 Gervais Avenue  Maplewood, MN 55109-2044  Phone: (651) 366-5592  FAX: (651) 366-5461
© 2013 Minnesota Department of Transportation  395 John Ireland Boulevard  St. Paul, MN 55155-1899  Phone: 800/657-3774  800/627-3529(TTY, Voice, ASCII) A to Z | Getting Around | About MnDOT | Accessibility | Disclaimer and Legal | Doing Business | Contact MnDOT | News Room | 511 Traveler Service | Careers/Jobs | Search MnDOT.gov | State of Minnesota | Governor's Site
Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 1:28:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time