The Guide to Load Management for Weak Pavement Structures
provides a synthesis of Canadian and international practices for managing weak
pavement structures in northern climates. It includes a set of recommended best
practices for managing these pavements through periods of freezing and thawing
as well as for year-round pavement management. An economic basis for making
load management decisions for weak pavement structures is presented. The Guide
also contains a decision support framework, which can be adapted by any
Canadian road authority and assists in making economically-rational and
defensible decisions with respect to restricting loads on weak pavement
structures.