Travel restrictions announced on some Pennsylvania roads

No roads in the midstate are impacted

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(Harrisburg) — PennDOT has announced travel restrictions with wintry weather bearing down on the commonwealth.

Speed limits have been reduced to 45 mph and double trailers, empty trailers, non-commercial vehicles pulling trailers, recreational vehicles and motorcycles will be barred on:

— Interstate 81 north of the junction with I-80 to the New York line;

— Interstates 84 and 380 in northeast and north-central Pennsylvania; and

— Interstate 476, the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension, north of the Pocono/White Haven exit for Interstate 80.

Bans on all double trailers (regardless of whether they are equipped with chains), empty trailers, non-commercial vehicles pulling trailers, recreational vehicles and motorcycles on these interstates have been implemented:

• Interstate 81 north of the junction with Interstate 80 to the New York border.
• Interstates 84 and 380 in northeast Pennsylvania.
• Interstate 476, the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, north of the Pocono/Clark Summit exit for Interstate 80.

A full commercial vehicle ban has been instituted on Interstates 78 and 80 in New Jersey, Level 1 and 2 restrictions are in place:

• Interstate 80 Eastbound from Interstate 81 to the New Jersey border.
• Interstate 78 Eastbound from Interstate 81 to the New Jersey border.
• US 22 from Interstate 78 to the New Jersey border in both directions.
• The entirety of State Route 33 in both directions.

Similar restrictions may be imposed on I-80 from I-81 to the New Jersey border and on the northeast extension north of the Lehigh Valley exit.

The National Weather Service has issued ice storm and winter storm warnings for some areas.