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Williams County adopts ordinance authorizing seasonal road load restrictions and postings
Summary
The board adopted an ordinance giving County Highway the authority to impose seasonal weight/load restrictions and requiring postings on loadpass and the county website; the ordinance provides a multi-year framework so the county need not return each year to set specific restrictions for particular roads.
Williams County commissioners adopted an ordinance March 3 that authorizes County Highway to impose seasonal weight and load restrictions on county roads and to post restrictions on the county’s loadpass system and website.
Tanner Sean of County Highway told the board the ordinance is intended to replace piecemeal, year-by-year approvals and to give highway staff flexibility to set restrictions (e.g., 6-ton, 7-ton limits) and update them while complying with state law. The ordinance does not itself list specific road segments or tonnage limits; it establishes the administrative authority and requires public posting when restrictions are applied.
A commissioner moved to approve the ordinance and authorize the chairman to sign; the board approved by roll call.
The meeting record did not list an implementation schedule or which roads would be restricted under the first posting; county highway staff would publish specific restrictions and timelines as required by the ordinance.
