Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) along with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority are planning to implement vehicle restriction on several roadways beginning early Saturday in response to winter weather.

On Friday afternoon, PennDOT released the following vehicle restrictions:

Effective at 5:00 AM on Saturday, March 12, vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways at Tier 1 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan:

• PA Turnpike I-76 (Mainline) from New Stanton (Exit 75) to Breezewood (Exit 161).

 Effective at 5:00 AM on Saturday, March 12, vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways at Tier 3 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan:

• Interstate 80 from I-79 to I-99; and
• The entire length of I-99.

Effective at 7:00 AM on Saturday March 12, vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways at Tier 1 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan:

• I-81 from I-78 to I-80.

Effective at 7:00 AM on Saturday March 12, vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways at Tier 3 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan:

• I-80 from I-99 to the New Jersey border;
• I-81 from I-80 to the New York border;
• The entire length of I-84;
• The entire length of I-180; and
• I-380.

Effective at 11 AM on Saturday, March 12, vehicle restrictions are planned for the following roadways at Tier 1 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan:

• I-476 from I-78 to I-81.

Restrictions will remain in place until conditions have improved enough to warrant their removal, according to PennDOT.

Additional speed restrictions and right-lane restrictions for commercial vehicles will be imposed as necessary on a regional level as well.

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); and
• Motorcycles.

On roadways with Tier 3 restrictions in place, no commercial vehicles are permitted EXCEPT loaded single trailers with chains or approved Alternate Traction Devices.

Additionally, all school buses, commercial buses, motor coaches, motorcycles, RVs/motorhomes and passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers are not permitted on affected roadways while restrictions are in place.

To help make decisions regarding winter travel, motorists are encouraged to “Know Before You Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. Users can also see plow truck statuses and travel alerts along a specific route using the “Check My Route” tool.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts.