Some Highway Vehicle Restrictions Lifted By PennDOT

PennDOT has lifted some of the vehicle restrictions that were implemented due to the winter storm Tuesday.

At 1 p.m., the ban on the following vehicles was lifted: empty, straight CDL-weighted trucks; all large combination vehicles (double trailers); tractors hauling empty trailers; any trailers pulled by motorcycles, passenger vehicles, pickup trucks or SUVs; all motorcycles; and all recreational vehicles and RVs from the following roadways:

• PA Turnpike (I-76/70, I-276, I-95) from Carlisle to the New Jersey state line;
• I-176;
• I-283;
• I-295;
• I-476 (non-Turnpike, full length);
• I-76 (non-Turnpike);
• I-676;
• I-83 from the Maryland state line to I-81; and
• I-95 full length.

A full commercial ban (including buses) remains in effect on the following roadways:

• I-70 in Fulton County (from the Maryland state line to the Turnpike);
• I-99 from I-80 to the Turnpike;
• Interstate 380 full length from I-81 to I-80;
• I-80 from I-79 to the New Jersey state line;
• I-81 from I-78 to the New York state line;
• I-84 full length from I-81 to the New York state line;
• I-476 (PA Turnpike, Northeast Ext.) from I-78 to Clarks Summit (exit 131); and
• I-180 full length from Route 220/U.S. 15 to I-80.

A prohibition on only empty, straight CDL-weighted trucks; all Large Combination Vehicles (double trailers); tractors hauling empty trailers; any trailers pulled by motorcycles, passenger vehicles, pickup trucks or SUVs; all motorcycles; and all recreational vehicles and RVs remains on the following roadways:

• I-78 full length from I-81 to the New Jersey state line;
• I-81 from the Maryland state line to I-83;
• I-476 (PA Turnpike, Northeast Ext.) from Mid-County (#20) to Lehigh Valley (exit 56);
• Route 22 from I-78 to the New Jersey state line; and
• Route 33 from I-78 to I-80.

As of 2:30 p.m., the 45-mph speed restriction remains in place on various roadways with or without vehicle restrictions.