The City of Peterborough will implement half-load restrictions on select roadways from March 1st to April 30th, to prevent damage during the annual spring thaw.
The restrictions, enforced under By-law No. 12-044, apply to commercial vehicles and limit axle loads to protect infrastructure from weakened pavement conditions caused by seasonal temperature fluctuations.
The affected roads include:
Airport Road from Sir Sanford Fleming Drive to the south city limits
Armour Road from Nassau Mills Road to Paddock Wood
Ashburnham Drive from McFarlane Street to Maria Street
Ashburnham Drive from Neal Drive to the south city limits
Bensfort Road from River Road South to the south city limits
Brealey Drive from Parkhill Road West to Lansdowne Street West
Carnegie Avenue
Crawford Drive from Sir Sanford Fleming Drive to 0.6 km east of The Parkway
Cumberland Avenue from Ungava Avenue to Carnegie Avenue
Dobbin Road
Guthrie Drive
Harper Road
Hetherington Drive from Richard Road to Woodland Drive
Johnston Drive
MacFarlane Avenue – from Trentview Road to Television Road
Maniece Avenue from Ashburnham Drive to Television Road
McNamara Road from Guthrie Drive to Driscoll Road
Nassau Mills Road
Old Norwood Road from Ashburnham Drive to Television Road
Otonabee Drive
Parkhill Road East from Armour Road to Trent Severn Waterway Swing Bridge
Pioneer Road
River Road South from Lansdowne Street to Bensfort Road
Sherbrooke Street from Glenforest Boulevard to the west city limits
Simons Avenue
Towerhill Road from Chemong Road to Fairbairn Street
University Road
Wallace Point Road from Bensfort Road to Driscoll Road
Whittington Drive
Woodland Drive
Commercial drivers are advised to plan alternate routes and comply with the restrictions to avoid potential fines. The city will lift the weight limits once road conditions stabilize.
