PENN DOT road closures for upcoming storm

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  1. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    Effective at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, PennDOT will place full Tier 4 CMV restrictions on the roadways:

    • I-80 from milepost 173 (Lamar) to the New Jersey state line
    • I-81 from I-78 to the New York state line
    • I-84, entire length
    • I-180, entire length
    • I-380, entire length
    • PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) from I-80 to Clarks Summit (Exit 130)
    A Tier 4 restriction is a “complete CMV restriction,” PennDOT says.

    Additionally, starting at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, PennDOT will place Tier 2 restrictions in place on the following roadways:

    • PA Turnpike (I-76) from New Stanton (Exit 75) to Breezewood (Exit 161)
    • I-78, entire length
    • I-80 from I-79 to milepost 173 (Lamar)
    • I-99, entire length
    • U.S. 22 from I-78 to the New Jersey state line
    • Route 33, entire length
    • PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) from I-78 to I-80
    Under Tier 2 restrictions, the following vehicle types are not permitted to travel:

    • Tractors without trailers
    • Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded enclosed trailers, open trailers or tank trailers
    • Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded tandem trailers
    • Tractors towing loaded tandem trailers without chains or Alternate Traction Devices (ATDs)
    • Enclosed unloaded or lightly loaded cargo delivery trucks/box 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, regardless of the availability of trains or ATDs
    • Motorcycles
     
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  3. Cat sdp

    Cat sdp . .

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    I’d like to see what they’d do for a real storm…..
     
  4. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    May i ask what specifically is an ATD ?
     
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  5. Blagoje

    Blagoje Medium Load Member

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    I am parked at the TA in Greencastle, PA which is near the Maryland state line and I'm delivering a load to Hagerstown tomorrow and then picking up another load in Baltimore to take back to Wisconsin. I have seen more bad weather in Pennsylvania and Maryland this winter then I've seen in Wisconsin, EL NINO is playing games with my head at this point.
     
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  6. Cat sdp

    Cat sdp . .

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    The only thing I know is

    average daily traffic…..

    which doesn’t make sense
     
  7. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    Alternate Traction Device ? You got sled yorkies in that truck ?
     
  8. DonRobbie

    DonRobbie Heavy Load Member

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    Alternative traction device (on-spot automatic chains and that sort of thing)
     
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  9. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Oh joy. I'm picking up in Carlisle in the morning, gonna head east to Harrisburg to get on 322, up to 80 west.....
     
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  10. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    Never heard of an on spot automatic chain .
     
  11. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    The plow trucks are already sitting out on the toll road here near Pittsburgh. Supposedly getting Rain changing to light snow. So far we have neither.
     
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