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1. What are posted axle weights?

Posted axle weights are the weight restrictions for vehicles that lowers the legal registered permitted weight placed on a road. This protects the infrastructure from damage.

2. What is overweight?

Overweight is defined as the weight on an axle or axle group, or total gross weight, being more than that allowed under the Traffic Safety Act.

3. When are road bans in effect?

Year-round road bans are in effect on all weight restricted rural roads in County of Wetaskiwin. See the current Road Ban Order for these roads.

During the spring thaw, seasonal road bans are declared to protect our roads. Because seasonal road bans depend on road conditions, the dates vary from year-to-year but they typically run from April–June. During these months the posted axle weight on the majority of weight restricted roads is lowered to 75%.

Some roads have permanent weight restrictions that are not affected by seasonal road bans. See the current Road Ban Order for these roads.

4. What is a divisible load?

A divisible load is any load that can be easily lightened such as water, gravel, lumber or concrete.

5. What is a non-divisible load?

A non-divisible load is any load that cannot be easily lightened such as heavy equipment, concrete pump trucks or trucks hauling a one piece load.

6. Is a haul restriction a road ban?

No.  A haul restriction is sometimes used prior to implementation of spring road bans. The County will specify a time frame when permitted hauls can move on frozen road conditions reducing the amount of road damage.

7. How long are haul restrictions in place?

Haul restrictions will typically be left in place until spring road bans are implemented.

8. What is a permitted haul?

A permitted haul is movement on the roads that requires the issuance of a permit. These may be overweight, over dimensional, service/drilling rigs, heavy hauls or multiple legal loads that require a permit.

9. Who is exempt from a haul restriction?

The only exemptions from the haul restrictions are; agricultural commodities, septic haulers, Vac & Steamer Trucks in emergent situations.