A major New Jersey winter storm expected to bring snow, sleet, and ice has prompted officials to implement a ban on certain vehicles on several major highways. The travel restriction, effective Saturday afternoon, targets tractor-trailers, empty box trucks, vehicles towing trailers, RVs, and motorcycles. Exemptions include the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Atlantic City Expressway. Truckers already in the state are advised to seek refuge in truck stops.
that is forecasted to bring snow, sleet, and ice statewide has caused officials to call for a ban of certain vehicles on multiple major New Jersey highways this weekend.
The restrictions do not apply to the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway or the Atlantic City Expressway. Some parts of the state could get as much as 5 to 7 inches of snow while other areas may get just light snow but a dangerous coating of ice from sleet and freezing rain before the storm winds down Sunday morning.
WINTER STORM TRAVEL BAN NEW JERSEY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES SAFETY
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