Storm Restrictions Extended to All Trucks on Interstate 84 in NE Pennsylvania

Storm Restrictions Extended to All Trucks on Interstate 84 in NE
Pennsylvania

3/14/2017-HARRISBURG

With the widespread winter storm impacting Pennsylvania New York and New
England, Pennsylvania will join New York in restricting all trucks from
Interstate 84.

Pennsylvania's steps follow a decision by New York to ban all trucks from
both
Interstate 81 and 84.

Pennsylvania is leaving the Interstate 81 corridor open to trucks, but
advises
truckers that they should consider taking steps to find parking and delay
moving to the New York border, where the ban is implemented.

The new restriction is on top of already imposed restrictions on
interstates in
central and eastern Pennsylvania. Speed limits are reduced to 45 mph and
the
affected interstates are closed to tandem trailers, empty trailers, buses,
motorcycles, recreational vehicles and towed trailers.

The storm impacting Pennsylvania and the rest of the northeast is expected
to
continue throughout the day Tuesday.

During a storm, PennDOT's primary goal is to keep roads passable, not
completely free of ice and snow. PennDOT will continue to treat roadways
throughout the storm until precipitation stops and roads are clear. Also,
higher volume roads take priority.

PennDOT reminds motorists to pack an emergency kit for their vehicles. A
basic
kit should include non-perishable food, water, blanket, small shovel and
warm
clothes. When preparing an emergency kit, motorists should take into
account
special needs of passengers such as baby food, pet supplies or medications
and
pack accordingly.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles by visiting www.511PA.com
511PA,
which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings,
weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770
cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

PennDOT reminds motorists to pack an emergency kit for their vehicles. A
basic
kit should include non-perishable food, water, blanket, small shovel and
warm
clothes. When preparing an emergency kit, motorists should take into
account
special needs of passengers such as baby food, pet supplies or medications
and
pack accordingly.

PennDOT also reminds citizens that downloadable materials, including home
and
car emergency kit checklists and emergency plan templates, are available at

www.ReadyPA.org or by downloading the free ReadyPA app for Apple or Android

devices. Citizens can also find information about getting involved in local

emergency response efforts and other volunteer opportunities through the
ReadyPA website.

For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter
storms, visit www.PennDOT.gov/winter.


MEDIA CONTACT: Rich Kirkpatrick, 717-439-1787


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