Press Release

Date:           March 3, 2020

Contact:       Kaye Bieniek, Public Works Director/County Engineer

          507-328-7060 or pwservice@co.olmsted.mn.us

          2122 Campus Drive SE, Suite 200

          Rochester, MN 55904-4744

OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn.

The 2020 Seasonal Road Restrictions for Olmsted County will go into effect on Friday, March 6, 2020. County Roads will be posted as to the exact weight limitation on each individual road. The end of the Spring Load Restriction period is no longer fixed at 8 weeks. The ending dates for Spring Load Restrictions are based on how weather is affecting roadway strength. These dates are established by monitoring roadway strength as weather conditions change. Therefore, the ending dates for Spring Load Restrictions are variable.

 

Any questions as to the weight limit can be answered by accessing our web site at http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/pw/roadtransportation/Pages/PublicNotices.aspx or by calling Olmsted County Public Works at 328-7060.

 

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About Olmsted County

Olmsted County is the eighth largest county in the state of Minnesota with eight cities (Rochester being the largest), 18 townships and approximately 150,000 residents (2016 census data). The county is governed by seven individuals elected to serve on the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners, and county services are supported by nearly 1,300 Olmsted County government employees working to fulfill the county’s vision of being a dynamic, world-class county delivering excellence every day. For more information, visit www.olmstedcounty.com.