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MDOT continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads – with some changes that start today.
When roads that have been frozen all winter begin to thaw from the surface downward, melting snow and ice saturate the softened ground. During the spring thaw, the roadbed softened by trapped moisture beneath the pavement makes it more susceptible to damage. That contributes to pothole problems already occurring due to this winter’s numerous freeze-thaw cycles…