LEWISTON — With thawing season underway, the Lewiston Public Works Department warns those whose vehicles are over 23,000 pounds that they are not permitted on 16 Lewiston roads.
Thawing season extends through May 1.
“During thawing season, some roadways are vulnerable to heavy weights that cause the road base to become soft and muddy under the pavement. When heavier vehicles use those roads, the pavement above the softened materials can be damaged,” said Reggie Poussard, Highway Operations manager, according to a news release from the city.
The 16 roadways deemed for weight limit postings are those with an open ditch drainage system, no underdrains, and not built to withstand weights like primary roadways.
• Ferry Road — From Apple Road to River Road
• River Road — From Ferry Road to the Solid Waste Facility at 420 River Road
• Dyer Road — From Lisbon Road to Ferry Road
• Pinewoods Road — From Ferry Road to town line
• Gayton Road — From Lisbon Road to town line
• Old Webster Road — From Old Lisbon Road to Crowley Road
• Merrill Road — From College Road to Main Street
• Sleeper Road — From Merrill Road to town line
• Randall Road — From Sunrise Lane to Grove Street
• Grove Street — From Randall Road to town line
• Old Greene Road — From North Temple Street to town line
• No Name Pond Road — From Old Greene Road to town line
• Pond Road — From Cherrywood Drive to No Name Pond Road
• Golder Road — From Sabattus Street to Pond Road
• South Lisbon Road — Crowley Road Eastward to Lisbon Street (east end of South Lisbon)
• Cotton Road — Lewiston/Lisbon Town Line to Ferry Road
Exempt vehicles are emergency response vehicles, school buses, fuel delivery trucks, state or municipal highway maintenance vehicles, or authorized vehicles under the direction of a public jurisdiction engaged in emergency maintenance of a public highway.
For more information, call Public Works at 207-513-3003.