No empty tractor trailers allowed on stretch of NYS Thruway until further notice

Transportation officials have issued a travel ban on trucks hauling empty trailers on a portion of the New York State Thruway until further notice due to winter weather conditions.

The empty trailer ban went into effect at 3 a.m. on Thursday, February 27 and impacts both directions on travel on the Thruway from the Lackawanna Toll Barrier to the Pennsylvania state line.

ALERT-BUFFALO: A ban on empty tractor trailers will be in effect starting at 3am until further notice from the Lackawanna Toll Barrier to the Pennsylvania state line due to winter weather conditions.

— NYSThruwayAuthority (@NYSThruway) February 26, 2020

It isn’t clear how long the empty trailer ban will remain in place.

The New York State Thruway Authority warns drivers to drive to conditions today as wind gusts of up to 55 m.p.h. could cause blizzard conditions.

Use caution amid traveling today and adjust speed to the conditions. https://t.co/YkPLRVZhg5

— NYSThruwayAuthority (@NYSThruway) February 27, 2020