....and to think I was going to take a nice ride today in the hip-deep snow! 
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[size=12pt]Vehicle ban extended as roadway problems continue[/size]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The vehicle restrictions imposed on the Pennsylvania turnpike now have been extended to include all highways and expressways.
Included are Class 9 vehicles (overweight and over-dimensional trucks), large combination vehicles (tandem trailers and doubles), tractors hauling empty trailers, trailers pulled by passenger vehicles, motorcycles and recreational vehicles.
PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) has urged drivers of those vehicles to stop in a safe place and wait rather than moving to secondary roads, which may be impassable.
Trucks with snow and ice piled on their roofs are tripping sensors designed to detect overheight trucks as they approach the Squirrel Hill and Fort Pitt tunnels.
PennDOT appealed to drivers to clear the snow and ice from their vehicles before traveling. When the detectors are tripped, crews must stop traffic at the tunnel entrances to order the trucks to turn around.
On Tuesday, 73 trucks were stopped at Squirrel Hill and 17 at Fort Pitt. The snow and ice buildup also poses a safety hazard to other vehicles, PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi said.
The department also is urging everyone to avoid unnecessary travel.
h:[size=12pt]Vehicle ban extended as roadway problems continue[/size]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The vehicle restrictions imposed on the Pennsylvania turnpike now have been extended to include all highways and expressways.
Included are Class 9 vehicles (overweight and over-dimensional trucks), large combination vehicles (tandem trailers and doubles), tractors hauling empty trailers, trailers pulled by passenger vehicles, motorcycles and recreational vehicles.
PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) has urged drivers of those vehicles to stop in a safe place and wait rather than moving to secondary roads, which may be impassable.
Trucks with snow and ice piled on their roofs are tripping sensors designed to detect overheight trucks as they approach the Squirrel Hill and Fort Pitt tunnels.
PennDOT appealed to drivers to clear the snow and ice from their vehicles before traveling. When the detectors are tripped, crews must stop traffic at the tunnel entrances to order the trucks to turn around.
On Tuesday, 73 trucks were stopped at Squirrel Hill and 17 at Fort Pitt. The snow and ice buildup also poses a safety hazard to other vehicles, PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi said.
The department also is urging everyone to avoid unnecessary travel.
