BATC-Housing First Minnesota’s Advocacy team has continued its discussions with MnDOT on the status of the Spring load limit restrictions currently in place. The restrictions in the metro began on March 5 and as of March 22 the entire state has been under the seasonal load restrictions. MnDOT staff reports that next week will be a critical week in determining the end date for the restrictions. MnDOT policy cites an 8-week intent for the length of road restrictions. MnDOT has a three-day notice period for any changes in the status of load restrictions.
Local jurisdictions may continue restrictions if conditions warrant further restriction. Staff will continue its city engineer outreach and will relay any local restrictions that may exist beyond MnDOT’s regional and state restrictions.
BATC-Housing First Minnesota staff have contacted more than 20 local jurisdictional to see if they intend on placing additional load restriction.
Cities
| Blaine | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Dayton | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Inver Grove Heights | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Lake Elmo
Lakeville |
Follows MnDOT Restrictions.
Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Mankato | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Maple Grove | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Moorhead | Follows Clay County Restrictions. |
| Plymouth | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Rochester | Follows MnDOT and Olmsted County Restrictions. |
| St. Cloud | Follows MnDOT and County Restrictions. |
| Victoria | Follows MnDOT and Carver County Restrictions. |
| Woodbury | Follows MnDOT Restrictions. |
Counties
| Anoka | Following MnDOT Restrictions. No Further Restrictions Planned At This Time. |
| Carver | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Clay | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Dakota | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Hennepin | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Olmsted | Following MnDOT Restrictions. No Further Restrictions Planned At This Time. |
| Ramsey | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Scott | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
| Stearns | Following MnDOT Restrictions. No Further Restrictions Planned At This Time. |
| Washington | Following MnDOT Restrictions. |
Cities and counties may have year-round load limits in additional to the seasonal restrictions placed on all roads. This list only references seasonal load restrictions.
If you have questions about any city or county not listed above, please contact that jurisdiction’s public works or engineering department.
A map of Spring load restrictions and a full list of load restriction start and end dates by region can be found on the MNDOT website.
