Wisconsin Ag Connection - Spring Thaw, Class II Restrictions Ends for Southern Wisconsin

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Spring Thaw, Class II Restrictions Ends for Southern Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 04/06/2020

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has ended Spring Thaw and Class II road restrictions for Zones 4 and 5. The restrictions remain in place for Zones 1, 2 and 3 until meltwater drains sufficiently.

Class II roads include about 1,400 miles of state highways susceptible to damage from heavy trucks during the spring thaw period as frost leaves the ground. Declaration of Spring Thaw also means suspension of most divisible load overweight permits including permit numbers beginning with any of the following two-letter codes: AC, AG, FF, MI, PB and RF.

Non-divisible load permit restriction: The following permit types are not valid on Class II Highways during spring thaw and may not exceed posted weight on any road or bridge: AA, AP, BH, CS, CM, GG, II, MH, MP, SA, SB, SM, SS and ST. Transportation of liquid milk products under non-divisible permit type AA is also suspended.

County highways, town roads, city and village streets may also be posted or limited to legal load limits or less. Decisions to place or lift weight restrictions on those roads are up to local units of government.

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