All commercial vehicles banned from certain New Jersey interstates for winter weather

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has issued commercial vehicle travel restrictions due to a winter storm.

A significant winter weather storm is impacting travel in New Jersey, with forecasters predicting
two and three inches of snow in some areas turning to freezing rain and ice across the state.

In response to potentially dangerous driving conditions caused by the weather, NJDOT issued the following commercial vehicle travel restrictions, effective at midnight on February 6, 2025:

• I-78 (entire length)
• I-80 (entire length)
• I-280 (entire length)
• I-287 (entire length)
• NJ Route 440, from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287

The travel bans apply to the following vehicles:

• All tractor trailers (exceptions as listed in the Administrative Order)
• Empty straight CDL-weighted trucks
• Passenger vehicles pulling trailers
• Recreational vehicles
• Motorcycles

The commercial vehicle travel restrictions do not apply to:

• The New Jersey Turnpike
• The Garden State Parkway
• The Atlantic City Expressway
• Public safety vehicles, sworn and civilian public safety personnel; as well as other personnel directly supporting healthcare facilities or critical infrastructure such as providing fuel or food. For a complete list of operations or personnel that are exempt from the travel ban, see the Administrative Order.

Trucks that were already in New Jersey when the commercial vehicle travel restrictions were issued are asked to pull into truck stops to wait out the weather. Truckers should NOT park on shoulders, NJDOT warns.

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