INDIANAPOLIS — A major winter storm sweeping across the nation has caused several areas to restrict tractor-trailers.
INDIANA TOLLWAY
From 12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time Wednesday, Feb. 2, until 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, Feb. 3, the following vehicles are not permitted on the Toll Road:
- All Triple tractor-trailers
- All Doubles
- High-profile steel haulers
- High-profile oversize permit loads.
OHIO TURNPIKE
The Ohio Turnpike has issued a travel ban for all high-profile vehicles from Toll Plaza 2 to Toll Plaza 239, effective from 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, through 12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4.
The implemented travel ban will be continually evaluated throughout the duration of the storm.
When a travel ban is placed into effect, the following types of vehicles shall be banned from traveling the Ohio Turnpike until the travel ban is canceled:
- All triple-trailer combination commercial vehicles
- Box-type double-trailer combination commercial vehicles in excess of ninety (90) feet in length.
- Mobile home / Office trailers.
- Boat and horse trailers towed by passenger vehicles or pickup trucks.
- High-profile campers and enclosed trailers, which are defined as trailers designed for a person of average height to stand in.
In response to weather expected Thursday, PennDOT has announced Tier 1 Restrictions on the following roadways:
Tier 1: Empty Tractor Trailers
Effective from 12 p.m. Thursday if conditions warrant
- I-80: OH Line to I-99
- I-86: I-90 to NY Line
- I-90: OH Line to NY Line
- I-79: I-80 to End of I-79
Effective from 6 p.m. Thursday if conditions warrant
- I-79: WV Line to I-80
- I-99: PA Turnpike to I-80
- I-279: PA 28 to I-79
- I-376: I-80 to PA Turnpike
- I-70: WV State Line to MD Line
- I-80: I-99 to NJ Line
- I-579: I-376 to I-279
- I-180: US 15 to I-80
- I-84: I-81 to NY Line
- I-380: I-80 to I-81
- I-81: I-80 to NY Line
Tier restriction info can be found here.
Updates to these restrictions can be found at www.511PA.com.
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