Effective 12:01 a.m., Monday, May 1, spring weight restrictions will be removed from the following counties in Nova Scotia:

— Annapolis County
— Digby County
— Halifax Regional Municipality
— Hants County
— Kings County
— Lunenburg County
— Queens County
— Shelburne County
— Yarmouth County

The restrictions will also be lifted in southern Colchester County, south of Highway 104 between Folly River in the west and the Pictou County line in the east.

The restrictions remain in effect for all counties not listed.

Updated information is posted on the department’s website at http://novascotia.ca/tran/trucking/springweight.asp.

Source: Release