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Spring weight restrictions set to begin Friday, March 8
Spring weight restrictions
Spring weight restrictions reduce the maximum load allowed per axle for larger trucks, which helps preserve the provincial investment in the Island's highways during a vulnerable period of freezing and thawing.

In an effort to reduce damage to the province's roads over the coming weeks the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal will implement spring weight restrictions as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2013.

Protecting consumers on Island roads
Salvage vehicle inspections
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Robert Vessey and John Dalziel of Dalziel’s Auto Body discuss the new safety inspection salvage vehicles will need to obtain.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal is making Island roads safer by requiring all salvage vehicles to pass a new safety inspection before being deemed legal to drive.

Getting tough on impaired driving
Impaired driving
The new amendments are part of government's ongoing efforts to fight impaired driving and improve road safety.

Mandatory installation of ignition interlock systems for impaired driving convictions and expanded vehicle impoundment periods are among the new legislative amendments to the Highway Traffic Act which have now come into effect.

First round of 2013 road tenders issued
A total of nine road and bridge infrastructure improvement projects are included in the first round of 2013 road tenders.

Nearly $5 million in construction projects are included in the first round of road tenders for the 2013 construction season. These investments will improve road safety and accelerate economic growth.

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