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Seasonal Road Restrictions are underway

Mar 12, 2020 08:17AM ● By Editor
Notice to Haulers from the Cook County Highway Department - March 12, 2020

Seasonal Road Restrictions will go into effect at 12:01 am, Friday, March 13, 2020, and will
remain in effect for a minimum of eight weeks. After that period, road restrictions will be lifted
on a case-by-case basis as conditions warrant. All Cook County roads are limited to 5 tons per axle unless otherwise posted. The following roads are posted as follows:

10 Tons per Axle
CSAH 12 TH 61 to Hedstrom’s Mill

9 Tons per Axle
CSAH 2 TH 61 to end of bituminous (FR 164)
CSAH 4 TH 61 to end of bituminous (FR 164)
CSAH 5 Entire length
CSAH 7 Entire length
CSAH 8 CSAH 12 to CR 27
CSAH 12 Hedstrom’s Mill to Greenwood Road (FR 309)

7 Tons per Axle
CSAH 12 Greenwood Road (FR 309) to Seagull Lake (FR 1355)
CSAH 16 TH 61 to Hovland Tower Road
CSAH 17 TH 61, east to Hat Point
CSAH 17 Mineral Center Rd. from TH 61, west to CR 89
CSAH 23 TH 61 to CSAH 17

5 Tons per Axle
CSAH 1 Entire length
CSAH 2 Honeymoon Trail (FR 164) to The Grade (FR 170)
CSAH 12 Seagull Lake (FR 1355) to end
CSAH 14 Entire length
CSAH 17 Old Hwy. 61, west and north of TH 61 to CR 89
CSAH 18 Entire length
CR 45 CSAH 7 to Pike Lake
CR 48 Entire length
All other County roads that are not posted.

4 Tons per Axle
CSAH 8 CR 27 to CR 57
CSAH 16 North of Shoe Lake Road (FR 313)
CR 57 CSAH 8 to Bally Creek Road
CR 89 Entire length
CR 74 Entire length

Contact:
Krysten Saatela Foster, P.E. Cook County Highway Engineer
Cook County Highway Department, Accounting Clerk
609 E 4th Ave
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Main: 218-387-3014

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