FROST LAW” RESTRICTIONS WILL BE REMOVED FROM ALL VAN BUREN COUNTY ROADS March 27th, 2009 AT 7:00 AM.
The Van Buren County Road Commission will remove all frost law restrictions on the above date. We will start removing our “Weight Limit” signs at 7:30 AM.
Thank you for your cooperation during this long season it is greatly appreciated.
If you have any questions please contact the Van Buren County Road Commission at 269-674-8011.
Special notice should be taken of the fact that Van Buren County has no Special Designated or Designated roads on our system,
All Van Buren County Roads are rated as
Normal loading when seasonal weight restrictions are not on.
Normal Loading Axle Maximums
• No other axle within 9' on EITHER side, 18,000 lbs. per axle
• Axle spacing between 3 1/2 to 9', 13,000 lbs. per axle
• Axle spacing less than 3 1/2', 9,000 lbs. per axle
These axle loads are reduced by 35% during seasonal weight restrictions.
As always, special attention will be given to all trucks with droppable axles (tag axles) to insure that the axles are in the lowered position. Any truck found with its axle in the raised position will be stopped and weighed consideration will be given for trucks turning corners for 300 feet from the intersection.
Overweight citations may be issued with the driver as the defendant. It will be the driver’s responsibility to pay any fines incurred. These fines can be quite substantial with some of them as much as .20 cents a pound for each overweight axle.