Travel restrictions issued on several major highways in Pennsylvania during winter storm

PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike have announced vehicle and speed restrictions on state roads because of the winter storm.

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PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on some highways but lifted those restrictions on others:

Allegheny County

• Interstates 79, 376 (Parkways East and West), 279 (Parkway North), and 579
• State Route 28

Beaver County

• Interstate 376 (Beaver Valley Expressway)

Lawrence County

• Interstates 79 and 376
• State Route 422

The speed limit has also temporarily been reduced to 45 mph on Interstate 80 from the Ohio state line through Clearfield County.

Starting at 6 p.m. Monday, Tier 1 vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways:

Statewide

• Interstate 70 from the West Virginia border to the PA Turnpike
• Interstate 76 (PA Turnpike mainline) in both directions from the Breezewood interchange (Exit 161) to the Ohio border
• The entire length of Interstate 79
• Interstate 80 from Interstate 99 to the Ohio border
• The entire length of Interstate 86
• The entire length of Interstate 90
• The entire length of Interstate 279
• The entire length of Interstate 376
• The entire length of Interstate 579

Under Tier 1 restrictions, the following vehicles are NOT permitted on affected roadways:

• Tractors without trailers
• Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded enclosed trailers, open trailers or tank trailers
• Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded tandem trailers
• Enclosed cargo delivery trucks that meet the definition of a CMV
• Passenger vehicles (cars, SUV’s, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers
• Recreational vehicles/motorhomes
• School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches not carrying chains or Alternate Traction Devices (ATD’s)
• Motorcycles

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