Emergency load restrictions placed on WIS 70 in Sawyer, Price counties
Limits to be lifted following completion of resurfacing project from County GG to WIS 13
Emergency load restrictions have been put in place on WIS 70 between the intersections of County GG in the Sawyer County unincorporated community of Loretta and WIS 13 in the Price County town of Fifield.
These restrictions – in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Northwest and North Central regions – limit vehicles using this stretch of highway to legal weights of 80,000 pounds, or 40 tons, and will be in place until the roadway is resurfaced this summer.
All operators carrying overweight permitted loads, except those with raw forest service, or RS, permits, are prohibited from using this section of roadway until the proper repairs can be performed. WisDOT asks for voluntary restriction compliance for carriers with RS permits to limit damage along this corridor. Carriers should make plans to locate and use appropriate detour routes during this restriction.
Be advised an advisory speed limit of 45 mph also has been put in place to prevent damage to vehicles and potential crashes.
Motorists are reminded that using handheld cell phones in Wisconsin work zones is illegal. Alerts and updates provided via these sites are not intended for use while driving. When driving, your focus should always be on driving.
For updates please reference: WisDOT Oversize-Overweight Permits
For more information, contact:
Christena T. O’Brien
WisDOT Northwest Region Communications Manager
(715) 828-9471, christena.obrien@dot.wi.gov
