Wisconsin's Frozen Road Law in Effect Statewide Today
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 -- 8:17 AM
-Effective today, Wisconsin's frozen road law expands to include numbered state and federal highways within the area designated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation as Zones 4 and 5. That means that the frozen road law is in effect for all of Wisconsin.The frozen road law allows heavier loads for trucks carrying peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise (not including woodchips), and salt and sand for winter maintenance until approximately early March, unless thawing necessitates an earlier cancellation of the provision or continued cold weather allows for an extension of the declaration period.
The declaration is issued once the ground under highway pavement is frozen to a depth of at least 18-inches, allowing the maximum gross weight for trucks hauling logs or salt and sand for maintaining roads in winter to go up to 98,000 pounds on vehicles with a minimum of five axles (from the normal 80,000 pounds).
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