BEREA, OHIO — The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has issued high-wind travel restrictions across the entire 241-mile toll road for certain high-profile vehicles on Friday, March 13, 2026, from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET.

The Ohio Turnpike will remain open for passenger vehicles and most commercial vehicles during the restriction period. The restrictions target high-profile vehicles most susceptible to high wind speeds.

The following vehicle types are prohibited from traveling on the Ohio Turnpike during the restriction period:

• Commercial trucks towing an empty single 53-foot box-type trailer
• Commercial trucks towing an empty 53-foot tanker-type trailer
• All high-profile tow-behind trailers, campers, boats, and enclosed trailers greater than 7 feet 6 inches in height (excluding fifth-wheel type trailers)
• All mobile homes, office trailers, and livestock trailers
• Long-combination vehicles with double-trailer combinations exceeding 90 feet in length, including Conestoga-type trailers
• All LCV triple-trailer combinations
• Two-axle buses longer than 40 feet
• Buses with three or more axles greater than 45 feet

The following vehicle types are permitted to travel on the Turnpike during the restriction:

• Passenger cars and pickup trucks
• Commercial trucks towing a loaded single 53-foot trailer
• Commercial trucks towing a loaded tanker trailer
• Self-propelled motor homes
• Low-profile trailers
• Fold-down camper trailers
• Pickup trucks with slide-on camper units
• Vehicles towing fifth-wheel type trailers or any other trailers towed by passenger vehicles or pickup trucks not listed in the restricted section
• Commercial trucks towing a single flatbed
• Commercial trucks towing a car hauler trailer
• Commercial trucks towing flatbed double-trailer combinations
• Commercial trucks towing any double-trailer combinations less than 90 feet
• Two-axle buses less than 40 feet
• Buses with three or more axles less than 45 feet

The high-wind travel restriction will be continually evaluated by the turnpike commission's engineering and maintenance staff throughout the duration of the weather event.

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