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PennDOT has implemented a number of restrictions on various roads ahead of a winter storm expected to hit eastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
The storm is expected to bring up to 5 inches of snow to the Lehigh Valley, and potentially more north of the region, in the Poconos. PennDOT said in a news release that snowfall rates could reach a half an inch or three-quarters of an inch of snow per hour.
Road crews are pre-treating roads ahead of the storm to prevent ice from forming.
PennDOT said there will be Tier 1 restrictions on the following roads beginning 5 a.m. Tuesday:
- Route 22 from Interstate 78 to the New Jersey border
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension Interstate 476 from the Lehigh Valley exit to the Clarks Summit exit
- Route 33
- Interstate 180
- Interstate 81 from I-78 to the New York border
- I-80 from the Lamar exit to the New York border
- Interstate 84
Under Tier 1 restrictions, the following vehicles are not allowed on affected roads:
- 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 unloaded or lightly loaded cargo delivery trucks
- Passenger vehicles towing trailers
- Recreational vehicles
- School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches
- Motorcycles
Speed limits will also be reduced to 45 mph on these roads.
