Spring Road Weight Restrictions will take effect on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. (unless otherwise notified) and will remain in place until further notice. These restrictions are weather-dependent and based on the timing of the spring thaw. The RM of Springfield reserves the right to adjust these dates as necessary.
Please see the online maps linked below for individual road weight restrictions.
Permits are available for download at the link below, and must be filled out in full and submitted to publicworks@rmofspringfield.ca. Please allow 2 business days for return of permit either approved or denied. Staff will assess each permit individually by accessing the route to see if roads are able to handle equipment loads as provided on the permit.
The purpose of Spring Road Restrictions is to protect roadways from damage during spring thaw conditions. Council requests the co-operation of its citizens and the commercial industry. For further information regarding Spring Weight Restrictions on municipal roads, please contact the Public Works Department at (204) 444-2241 or the Springfield Police at (204) 444-4308.
Provincial trunk highways, or provincial roadways, are restricted by the provincial department of Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure. Please contact them directly with any provincial road inquiries through the Road Information Line. Information will be available through a verbal description of road restrictions at 511, or 1-877-MBRoads (1-877-627-6237). Provincial restrictions can also be obtained online at www.gov.mb.ca/mit/srr/ under “Manitoba’s Spring Road Restriction Program”. This link also contains information on axle loading.
Example: 65% of legal axle weight: “6.5 kg per millimeter width of tire up to a maximum of 65% of the legal axleweights on all Municipal spring restricted roads unless otherwise posted.”
BY ORDER OF the Highway Traffic Act subsection 86(1).
Spring Weight Restriction Permit
Manitoba’s Spring Road Restriction Program
Road Restriction Maps
