26-14 Reduced Load LimitsCOUNTY OF ELGIN
By -Law No. 26-14
"BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE REDUCED LOAD LIMITS ON COUNTY OF ELGIN
ROADS, AND TO REPEAL BY-LAW 98-10"
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 122 (7) of the Highway Traffic Act, H.8, R.S.O, 1990, as
amended, a municipal corporation or other authority having jurisdiction over a highway may by
by-law designate the date on which a reduced load period shall start or end and the highway
or portion thereof under its jurisdiction to which the designation applies, subject to exceptions;
and
WHEREAS it is deemed advisable to designate certain Elgin County Roads as reduced load
during the Spring thaw; and
WHEREAS the designation of reduced load on County Roads would be at the discretion of the
Director of Engineering Services or their designate;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the
County of Elgin enacts as follows:
1. THAT the Director of Engineering Services or their designate is authorized to designate
certain Elgin County roads as Reduced Load roads.
2. THAT between March 1 and April 30 of each calendar year, and where authorized
signs have been erected and are on display, no person shall move, drive, operate, or
draw a vehicle or vehicles, or combination of vehicles, upon any highway or portion
thereof as identified in Schedule "A" hereto where the weight upon the axle exceeds
5000 Kilograms.
3. THAT the Director of Engineering or their designate has authority, in order to preserve
the condition of a highway, to extend or shorten the dates on which a reduced load
period shall start and end annually.
4. THAT during the reduced load period the provisions of Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4)
of Section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8 as amended, apply
to the roads or portions thereof set out in Schedule "A" to this By-law.
5. THAT By-law 98-10 be hereby repealed.
6. THAT this by-law shall be enforceable when reduced load limit signs have been erected
and are on display.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 24th DAY OF
MARCH, 2026.
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'51ain'6Parkin, Dominique Gi uere,
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk. Warden.
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SCHEDULE `A'
County of Elgin Roads Subject to Reduced Load Period as set out in By-law 26-14
Section
County Road No.
Road Name
From
To
Distance
No.
Km
1.1
County Road #9
McDougall
East limits of
West limits of
4.26
Line
Furnival Road
Colley Road
1.2
County Road #9
Colley Road
South limits of
North limits of
0.64
McDougall Line
Stalker Line
1.3
County Road #9
Stalker Line
East limits of
West limits of
3.00
Colley Road
Graham Road
1.4
County Road #9
Stalker Line
East limits of
East limits of
3.60
Graham Road
Dunborough
Road
1.5
County Road #9
Duff Line
East limits of
West limits of
7.18
Dunborough
Currie Road
Road
1.6
County Road #9
Duff Line
East limits of
West limits of
9.08
Currie Road
Iona Road
2.1
County Road #5
Dunborough
North limits of
Thames River
10.80
Road
Pioneer Line
3.1
County Road #18
Third Line
East limits of
0.18km west of
13.07
Iona Road
the East limits of
Southdel Drive
4.1
County Road #27
Sparta Line
North limits of
South limits of
0.27
Union Road
Roberts Line
4.2
County Road #27
Sparta Line
South East
670km west of
2.64
property limits
the west limits
of Roberts Line
of Sunset Drive
and Sparta Line
5.1
County Road #48
Ferguson
East limits of
West limits of
2.65
Line
Wonderland
Wellington Road
Road
5.2
County Road #48
Ferguson
East limits of
West limits of
4.89
Line
Wellington
Highbury
Road
Avenue
5.3
County Road #48
Ferguson
East limits of
West limits of
6.01
Line
Highbury
Belmont Road
Avenue
5.4
County Road #48
Lyons Line
East limits of
West limits of
7.44
Belmont Road
Imperial Road
6.1
County Road #37
Avon Drive
680m east of
West limits of
6.81
the east limits
Imperial Road
of Belmont
Road
6.2
County Road #37
Avon Drive
East limits of
West limits of
5.53
Imperial Road
Putnam Road
6.3
County Road #37
Avon Drive
East limits of
West limits of
2.85
Putnam Road
Pi ram Road
7.1
County Road #43
Richmond
North limits of
South limits of
4.09
Road
Nova Scotia
Calton Line
Line
7.2
County Road #43
Richmond
North limits of
South limits of
6.96
Road
John Wise Line
Heritage Line
8.1
County Road #42
Glen Erie
East limits of
West limits of
6.96
-3-
Line
Plank Road
County Road
#55
9.1
County Road #55
County Road
#55
North limits of
Lakeshore Line
South limits of
Calton Line
7.98
9.2
County Road #55
County Road
#55
North limits of
1 Calton Line
South limits of
I Heritage Line
6.64
Half Load Roads - March 1 to April 30
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Aii�, "���� SCHEDULE `A' County of Elgin
,` / / Roads Subject to Reduced Load By-law
Red Line — Reduced Load Road Segment (Seasonal Load Restrictions Apply)
Highlighted County Road Segments:
County Road 5 — Dunborough Road
County Road 9 — McDougall Line I Colley Road I Stalker Line I Duff Line
County Road 18—Third Line
County Road 27—Sparta Line
County Road 37—Avon Drive
y County Road 42 —Glen Erie Line
County Road 43—Richmond Road
County Road 48 — Ferguson Line I Lyons Line
` County Road 55 — County Road 55 (Lakeshore Line to Heritage Line)