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City of Grande Prairie announces gravel road ban starting Tuesday

A weight restriction ban will be in place on gravel roads around the city starting Tuesday, March 19st.

“With the arrival of milder daytime temperatures, it is necessary to assign weight restrictions on
gravel roads within the City,” says Robert Carroll, Transportations Services Manager. “All gravel
roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, until further notice.”

The city says the following routes will be affected for the foreseeable future:

– RR 71 – 0.5 miles south of Highway 43; 0.5 miles north of Highway 43; 0.5 miles north of
Township Road 715
– RR 70 – 0.5 miles south of Highway 43; 5 miles north of Highway 43
– TWP RD 715 – Range Road 70 to Range Road 71
– TWP RD 715A – Range Road 70 to Range Road 65; Range Road 64 to 116 Street
– TWP RD 721 – Range Road 70 to 0.5 miles west of Range Road 71
– TWP RD 722 – Range Road 70 to 0.5 miles east of Range Road 64
 RR 65 – 0.25 mile south of Township Road 715A to 1.25 miles north of Township Road
720; Township Road 722 north 1 mile
– RR 64 (124 Street) – 0.25 miles south of Township Road 715A to 1.5 miles north of
Township Road 720; 0.75 miles north of Township Road 712A
– TWP RD 720 – Range Road 65 to 116 Street
– 108 Street – 0.5 miles north of 132 Avenue
– 92 Street – 132 Avenue to 141 Avenue
– RR 55 – 132 Avenue north 1 mile
– RR 54 (76 Street) – Highway 670 north 1 mile
– RR 53 (68 Street) – 1 mile north of Highway 670; 0.5 miles south of Highway 670

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This follows the MD of Greenview which put a ban in effect on parts of Forestry Trunk Road on Friday.

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