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Spring Weight Restriction Regulations Effective Date Order

made under subsection 20(1) of the

Public Highways Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 371

N.S. Reg. 103/2026 (effective April 17, 2026)

I, Troy Webb, Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations, Department of Public

Works, as delegated by the Minister of Public Works under subsection 20(1) of

Chapter 371 of

the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Highways Act (“the Act”), hereby order

that the Spring Weight Restriction Regulations , N.S. Reg. 31/2018, made under subsection

20(1) of the Act are effective in the counties listed in Column 1 of the following table during

the period set out in Column 2 of the table opposite the names of the counties.

Effective Dates for Spring Weight Restriction Regulations

Column 1: Counties

Column 2: Weight Restriction Periods

Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, Lunenburg,

Digby, Annapolis and Kings

11:59 p.m., March 15, 2026 to

11:59 p.m., April 19, 2026

Halifax, Hants and Colchester South (portion

of Colchester County south of Highway 104

and bounded by Folly River in the west and

the Pictou County line in the east)

11:59 p.m., March 15, 2026 to

11:59 p.m., April 19, 2026

Cumberland, Pictou and Colchester North

(portion of Colchester County not included

in Colchester South)

11:59 p.m., March 15, 2026 to

11:59 p.m., April 26, 2026

Antigonish, Guysborough, Richmond,

Inverness, Victoria and Cape Breton

11:59 p.m., March 15, 2026 to

11:59 p.m., April 26, 2026

Dated and made at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on April 17, 2026.

sgd. Troy Webb

Troy Webb, P. Eng.

Executive Director, Maintenance and Operations

Department of Public Works