Half-Load Restrictions End May 1, 2026

Peterborough, ON – Half-load restrictions for commercial vehicles on City of Peterborough streets will be lifted as of Friday, May 1, 2026.  

Half-load restrictions have been in effect since March 1. These measures are put in place each spring to protect roads during the annual thaw, when they are more vulnerable to damage. Reducing weight limits during this time helps preserve road conditions. 

Half-load restrictions end 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 

Annual half-load 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.