LANSING, MI — With the annual spring thaw comes weight restrictions for heavy trucks to help protect Michigan’s roads. Most of us would agree that the roads are bad enough already, but when roads – that have been frozen all winter – begin to thaw from the surface downward melting snow and ice saturate the softened ground, which can create lots of problems.
“During the spring thaw, the roadbed softened by trapped moisture beneath the pavement makes it more susceptible to damage. This contributes to pothole problems already occurring due to this winter’s numerous freeze-thaw cycles,” MDOT said in a press release.
Effective 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, MDOT says weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways from the Indiana and Ohio borders north to and including US-10 in Ludington in Mason County from the M-116 intersection, then east to US-127 in Clare County, then north on US-127 to M-61, then east on M-61 ending at the intersection with US-23 in the city of Standish, Arenac County.
All state trunklines will have weight restrictions imposed and enforced. State routes typically carry M, I, or US designations.
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