Half Load Season

To keep our Township roads in good condition, East Zorra-Tavistock has a reduced load limit in place during the early spring (half-load season), under By-law 2005-046.

Load Restrictions on Township roads are in effect from March 1 and effective until April 30.

Seasonal load restrictions are put into place to help protect our roads from damage during the spring when the winter’s frost is thawing, and the snow melt and rain have saturated the road base material. Equipment exceeding the weight restriction can cause extensive damage to the roads, resulting in very high maintenance and repair costs.

During this time most vehicles are restricted to 5 tonnes for each axle. Fuel and feed trucks are limited to 7.5 tonnes per axle and milk trucks are exempt.