Commercial Vehicles Restricted From New Jersey Highways Due To Expected Ice
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- New Jersey is gearing up for rough driving conditions Sunday.
The Department of Transportation is restricting commercial vehicles from several highways across the state beginning 2 a.m. Sunday due to expected ice.
The following highways are affected:
- I-78, entire length from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
- I-80, entire length from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
- I-280, entire length from I-80 to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
- I-287, entire length from NJ Route 440 to the New York State border
- NJ Route 440, from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287
The restrictions do not include the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway or Atlantic City Expressway.
The commercial vehicle travel restriction applies to:
- All tractor trailers
- Empty straight CDL-weighted trucks
- Passenger vehicles pulling trailers
- Recreational vehicles
- Motorcycles
Anyone already on roads when the ban starts is asked to pull into a truck stop until road crews can clear the highways.
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