{"id":109814,"date":"2022-03-03T09:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=109814"},"modified":"2022-03-03T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:52:13","slug":"seasonal-load-restrictions-begin-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/seasonal-load-restrictions-begin-march-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasonal load restrictions begin March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A message from the District of Muskoka<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restricting heavy loads at this time of year prevents damage to roads. Every year, \u201chalf-loads\u201d or reduced\/seasonal load restrictions on select roadways come into effect temporarily to protect infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seasonal load restrictions come into effect in Muskoka on Monday, March 14, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When half-load restrictions are in effect, signs will indicate the road is off-limits to heavy transports and vehicles exceeding 5 tonnes per axle. However, there may be alternate routes that can be taken to reach the destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the District website to explore an <a href=\"https:\/\/muskoka.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=06dd690fc01d47039ff8d3f8f1513fb8&amp;showLayers=District%20Roads%20-%20Load%20Restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">interactive map of District road half-load restrictions<\/span><\/a> on Muskoka GeoHub, the District\u2019s online web mapping portal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about load restrictions on District roads, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.muskoka.on.ca<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reason for seasonal load restrictions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spring, as frost comes out of the ground and moisture comes out of the roadbed, roads become softer and heavy loads on a road can cause it to sink and break apart, which can lead to permanent damage. Seasonal weight restrictions are put in place to protect roads and roadbeds from being damaged, which reduces the need to rebuild a road after every spring thaw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time of year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How long the restrictions last depends on the weather, and how long the District experiences a freezing-thawing pattern. Exact dates are set each year, depending on road conditions and temperatures, and are generally from March to May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.muskoka.on.ca<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message from the District of Muskoka Restricting heavy loads at this time of year prevents damage to roads. 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