Road Bans in Effect

Road Ban Order: 04-2025

Pursuant to the Traffic Safety Act the County hereby orders that effective June 12, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

The following percentage axle weights of public vehicles apply on the following roads:

 

Type of Road

Location

Percentage
Axle Weight

Gravel Roads

All

100%

Paved Roads

All

100%

*EXCEPT FOR:

RGE RD 205 between TWP RD 510 to County Border

90%

Chip Sealed Roads

All

 100%

*EXCEPT FOR:

 TWP RD 490 between RGE RD 124 and RGE RD 120

75%

 

 RGE RD 161A between HWY 14 to TWP RD 492

75%

 

RGE RD 120 from TWP 490 for 1 mile north

75%

 

Kingsway Estates – 50106 RGE RD 200

75%

 

RGE RD 202 between TWP RD 502 to 504

75%

 

Beaver Creek Estates North - 50514 RGE RD 202

75%

 

RGE RD 200 from SEC HWY 630 to campground entrance & Hoopers Drive

75%

 

Whispering Hills Estates - 51308 RGE RD 195

75%

 

RGE RD 200 between HWY 630 & Blackfoot Grazing Reserve entrance

75%

 

TWP 492 approximately 1.72kms east of RGE RD 170

75%

 

TWP 490 between HWY 870 & RGE RD 142

75%

 

TWP RD 490 between HWY 870 & RGE RD 120

75%

 

RGE RD 132 between TWP RD 482 and Parrish
and Heimbecker NORTH entrance

50%

 

TWP RD 482 between RGE RD 132 to HWY 36

50%

 

Kayleena Spiess, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

THIS ORDER RESCINDS BAN ORDER 04-2025

*Denotes changes

For information on roads under Provincial Jurisdiction, click here.

Protect our roads. Lighten your loads.

Road bans protect the safety and integrity of our roads. When the ground thaws, roads are more vulnerable to damage from heavy vehicles. To prevent this, vehicles are required to reduce their axle weight to 75% on most gravel roads and 50% for most oiled roads.

Road Weight Restrictions

The roads that have weight restrictions in rural Beaver County cannot withstand heavy or sustained loads and must be protected. Rural roads that allow loads at 100% axle weight during the summer, fall, and winter seasons change to 75% during Spring Road Bans.

What are posted axle weights?
Posted axle weights are the weight restrictions for vehicles that lower the maximum legal registered permitted weight placed on a road. This protects the infrastructure from damage.

What is overweight?
Overweight is defined as the weight on an axle or axle group, or total gross weight, being more than that allowed under the Traffic Safety Act. More information on axle weights can be obtained from Provincial Highways at 1-888-255-5554.

When are road bans in effect?
Road ban dates depend on road and weather conditions, approximately March - June for Spring Road Bans 
(75% on most gravel roads and paved roads and 50% for most oiled roads).

Can I still haul during road bans?
The County’s Road Use Policy defines expectations for road users and the public with regard to heavy trucks using County roads. In some cases these users will be required to enter into a Road Use Agreement.

Frequent haul users who incur more than four trips per hour in any two-hour period or ten or more trips per day will require a Road Use Agreement for all hauling within the County 24 to 48 hours prior to the commencement of the haul.

In Beaver County, frequent haulers exist in the commercial, industrial and oil sectors, and the agricultural sector (i.e. manure, chemical/fertilizer, water).

To enter into a Road Use Agreement with the County, please contact Roadata Services at 1-888-444-9288.

Notwithstanding the existence of any Road Use Agreement, or in exceptional circumstances, Beaver County reserves the right to recover costs related to road damage.

Further information:

For further information, please call Roadata Services at 1-888-444-9288 or Beaver County 1-866-663-1333.