Rhode Island bans tractor trailers from highways during nor’easter

Massachusetts banned truck travel on the Turnpike from the New York State line to Exit 14 just west of Boston after numerous accidents.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts ban Trucks during Tuesday winter storm
I’m surprised Gov. Baker hasn’t issued an executive order banning all travel state wide.

 

I remember last year most of the north east shut down for the big storm. And here I am stuck in Kansass.

 

Big deal.

A little blow for half a day and the NE loses it.

Perfect time to start at one end of that Buffet Line in Milldale and start munching to the other end.

I hate to be onery, but I cut my teeth on the NE. And when you run the west long enough, you learn just how badly the NE gets neurotic over a little blow.

 

A little? This is the THIRD NOR’EASTER in TEN DAYS to strike the region-that’s a little bit more than a little blow!

 

Noreasters are winter time storms for the area, remember I was raised there near the coast. They are good storms to be sure. It does not affect me or the 18 wheeler personally. We just go through it. Generally we rather not be around in one but shrugs... it's just another day in the NE. It's a little bit breezy and snowy is all.

I prefer to worry more about the tornados or the really big hurricanes. Those I don't need to be fooling with. 1993 was my last big storm in Maryland. We had 42 inches in our back yard in 24 hours and when the winds finally quit blowing 4 days later, it's 60 feet plus burying our house and every single others in our block some two stories and telephone poles too. It was not that bad, plenty of oil, plenty of firewood and provisions for a while. Nice and quiet too. My poor friend though, he had to dig out his Semi in that 60+ foot. Now don't tell me why dispatch actually wanted him to get loaded somewhere in something like that.

 

I’m not sure I think the mass ban is only turnpike doubles and permit loads....

 

it says...TT...tractor trailer, so all is still banned. meaning the big turnpike doubles and the pups. at least with the pups, one can take Rte 20? i think?

 

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