Canfield cracking down on weight limits on township roads

CANFIELD

Several roads in Canfield Township will soon have weight-limit signs posted on them as the township cracks down on overweight loads.

Township Administrator Keith Rogers said the move was triggered by a logger on Gibson Road recently who was cited for having too much weight on his truck. His load was measured more than 90,000 pounds —  more than double the weight the road is built to hold. The designed limit is 34,000 pounds.

“Our roads weren’t designed for that weight. I mean, our roads just aren’t put in for that kind of weight like a state road is, like [Route] 224 is,” said Bob Burkett, Canfield Township assistant public-works foreman.

Fourteen roads will have signs installed on them over the coming weeks. One of those is Gibson Road.

“Without [the limit] being posted, it’s an 80,000 pound weight limit,” Burkett said. “But the road was designed for 34,000.”

The township has had to work on Gibson Road frequently over the years.

Read more about the situation in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.