MTO has issued a memo and designation of the termination of the Freeze-Up Period for the Raw Forest Products Allowance in Area 1.
As of March 7, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. section 119 of the Highway Traffic Act will be in effect.
Area 1 is comprised of Zones 1A and 1B as described in the declarations and illustrated on the attached map.
For more information about Ontario’s 2021 Raw Forest Product Allowances, please visit https://511on.ca/Truck and Bus Info.
As well here is the latest on Quebec Spring Thaw Restrictions:
Details on Zone 1A
The termination of the freeze-up allowance contained in Section 119 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act will commence on the 7th day of March 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for those parts of Ontario situated:
NORTH of a line drawn through the following points:
1.Highway 71 – at its intersection 54.5 kilometres north of the Junction ofHighway 11 and Highway 71.
2.Highway 502 – immediately south of its intersection with Cedar Narrows Road.
3.Highway 622 – at its intersection 63 kilometres north of Junction Highway 11Band Highway 622.
4.Highway 17 – at the south limits of the village of Upsala.
5.Highway 527 – at its intersection with the Eaglehead Lake Road.
6.Highway 11 – at Orient Bay, due to the westerly Algoma District Boundary.
7.Highway 11 – at its intersection approximately 2 kilometres west of thePagwachuan River.
And following north of Highway 11 to the 50th degree north latitude, then due east to the Quebec/Ontario border.
ZONE 1B
The termination of the freeze-up allowance contained in Section 119 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act will commence on March 7, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for those parts of Ontario situated:
South of a line drawn through the following points:
1.Highway 71 – at its intersection 54.5 kilometres north of the Junction of Highway11 and Highway 71.
2.Highway 502 – immediately south of its intersection with Cedar Narrows Road.
3.Highway 622 – at its intersection 63 kilometres north of Junction Highway 11B andHighway 622.
4.Highway 17 – at the south limits of the village of Upsala.
5.Highway 527 – at its intersection with the Eaglehead Lake Road.
6.Highway 11 – at Orient Bay, due east to the westerly Algoma District Boundary.
7.Highway 17 – at its intersection 6 kilometres west of Highway 631.
And following southerly along the westerly Algoma District Boundary to Lake Superior.