PennDOT has announced vehicle restrictions on several Pennsylvania highways beginning Sunday evening in anticipation of a potential snowstorm. The restrictions target vehicles such as motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and tractors without trailers or towing lightly loaded trailers. Motorists are urged to avoid unnecessary travel and exercise caution during the storm.
Vehicles travel on Union Deposit Road in Susquehanna Township in this Feb. 13, 2024 file photo. What could be the first plowable snow of the season is expected to move into central Pennsylvania Sunday night and Monday morning. Dan Gleiter | [email protected] a snowstorm that is expected to move into central Pennsylvania Sunday night into Monday, PennDOT has announced some vehicle restrictions on the state’s highways beginning Sunday evening.
Both the state Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike are urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel during the storm and to exercise caution when driving.Sunday night and early Monday morning. A winter storm watch is in effect durinfg that time in Adams, Franklin, Lancaster and York counties, with snow accumulations of 5 inches or more are possible, according to the weather service.
The amount of snow that will fall in the Harrisburg region depends heavily on the track of the storm, according to forecasters.are expected to take effect. These restrictions bar certain vehicle -- such as motorcycles, recreational vehicles, tractors without trailers or towing lightly loaded trailers or tandem trailers -- from these roads:I-70 from the West Virginia border to PA Turnpike Exit 57 .I-579, entire length.PA Turnpike from Exit 28 to Exit 161 .
Enclosed unloaded or lightly loaded cargo delivery trucks/box trucks that meet the definition of a CMV. Recreational vehicles/motorhomes.Motorcycles.
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