Certain types of commercial vehicles will be banned from traveling on the Ohio Turnpike over much of the holiday weekend.
The Ohio Turnpike travel bans will go into effect at 6 a.m. on Friday, December 23 and are expected to expire at 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 25.
The travel ban applies to the following vehicle types:
- All high-profile tow-behind trailers, campers, boats, and enclosed trailers (excludes 5th wheel trailers)
- Commercial trucks towing an empty single 53 foot trailer
- All mobile homes, office trailers, and livestock trailers
- All long combination vehicle (LCV) double-trailer combinations exceeding 90 feet in length
- All LCV triple trailer combinations
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission will monitor weather conditions and evaluate the travel ban as the weekend progresses.
Certain CMV types have also been banned on the Indiana Toll Road, starting on Thursday.
