PennDOT announces full CMV travel ban ahead of winter storm
Posted 2024-02-12 23:32:40
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced a full CMV travel ban for certain roadways ahead of a winter storm.
Effective at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, PennDOT will place full Tier 4 CMV restrictions on the roadways:
- I-80 from milepost 173 (Lamar) to the New Jersey state line
- I-81 from I-78 to the New York state line
- I-84, entire length
- I-180, entire length
- I-380, entire length
- PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) from I-80 to Clarks Summit (Exit 130)
A Tier 4 restriction is a “complete CMV restriction,” PennDOT says.
Additionally, starting at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, PennDOT will place Tier 2 restrictions in place on the following roadways:
- PA Turnpike (I-76) from New Stanton (Exit 75) to Breezewood (Exit 161)
- I-78, entire length
- I-80 from I-79 to milepost 173 (Lamar)
- I-99, entire length
- U.S. 22 from I-78 to the New Jersey state line
- Route 33, entire length
- PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) from I-78 to I-80
Under Tier 2 restrictions, the following vehicle types are not permitted to travel:
- Tractors without trailers
- Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded enclosed trailers, open trailers or tank trailers
- Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded tandem trailers
- Tractors towing loaded tandem trailers without chains or Alternate Traction Devices (ATDs)
- Enclosed unloaded or lightly loaded cargo delivery trucks/box trucks that meet the definition of a CMV
- Passenger vehicles (cars, SUV’s, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers
- Recreational vehicles/motorhomes
- School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches, regardless of the availability of trains or ATDs
- Motorcycles

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