Winter weight season began for a number of secondary highways in Saskatchewan on Friday, November 27 at 12:01 a.m. 鈥淲inter weights allow trucks to carry more cargo in Saskatchewan, which is a benefit to the trucking industry and shippers,鈥� Highways and Infrastructure Minister Joe Hargrave said.
When a roadbed is frozen, secondary weight highways have the same strength as primary weight highways, which support the heaviest legal loads on Saskatchewan roads.
Winter weights are put in place annually from about mid-November to mid-March. Typically, winter weights allow truckers to carry up to 15-20 per cent more payload on secondary highways.
When temperatures rise and roadbeds remain soft, the ministry may remove winter weights in some areas. Restrictions on winter weights can be in effect until mid-March, weather permitting.聽
