Half-Load Restrictions Begin Sunday, March 1

Peterborough, ON – Commercial vehicles will be restricted to half-loads on designated streets within the City of Peterborough from Sunday, March 1, 2026, to Thursday, April 30, 2026. 

Half-load restrictions help protect roadways during the spring thaw, when pavement structures experience reduced load-bearing capacity due to freeze–thaw conditions. 

Half-load restrictions are in effect on the following streets: 

• Airport Road from Sir Sanford Fleming Drive to the south city limits 
• Armour Road from Nassau Mills Road to Paddock Wood 
• Ashburnham Drive from McFarlane Street to Maria Street 
• Ashburnham Drive from Neal Drive to the south city limits 
• Bensfort Road from River Road South to the south city limits 
• Brealey Drive from Parkhill Road West to Sherbrooke Street 
• Carnegie Avenue 
• Crawford Drive from Sir Sanford Fleming Drive to 0.6 km east of The Parkway 
• Cumberland Avenue from Ungava Avenue to Carnegie Avenue 
• Dobbin Road 
• Guthrie Drive 
• Harper Road 
• Hetherington Drive from Richard Road to Woodland Drive 
• Johnston Drive 
• MacFarlane Avenue - from Trentview Road to Television Road 
• Maniece Avenue from Ashburnham Drive to Television Road 
• McNamara Road from Guthrie Drive to Driscoll Road 
• Nassau Mills Road 
• Old Norwood Road from Ashburnham Drive to Television Road 
• Otonabee Drive 
• Parkhill Road East from Armour Road to Trent Severn Waterway Swing Bridge 
• Pioneer Road 
• River Road South from Lansdowne Street to Bensfort Road 
• Sherbrooke Street from Glenforest Boulevard to the west city limits 
• Simons Avenue 
• Towerhill Road from Chemong Road to Fairbairn Street 
• University Road 
• Wallace Point Road from Bensfort Road to Driscoll Road 
• Whittington Drive 
• Woodland Drive 

These restrictions are pursuant to By-law No. 12-044 and any amendments.   

For more information on the City of Peterborough By-laws, visit peterborough.ca/bylaw.