CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Calhoun County Road Department is enacting seasonal weight restrictions beginning at 12:01 a.m., next Tuesday morning, March 1, 2022.
The restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.
Weight restrictions are commonly put in place each year by counties across Michigan as a way to help preserve and protect local roads when they are most vulnerable from freeze thaw cycles that cause road damage.
Heavy weights during the spring season make the road surfaces more prone to breakage than they are during other times of the year.
The County Road Association says the enforcement of seasonal weight restrictions, commonly known as frost laws, is vital to minimizing damage to Michigan’s road system.
They are a good indication that pothole season has arrived.
During the seasonal weight restrictions period, trucks traveling on “restricted” roads must carry 35 percent lighter loads and travel at slower speeds.
