PennDOT to restrict I-81 and I-84 ahead of winter storm

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will restrict certain types of vehicles on interstate highways starting Monday evening.

Beginning at 7:00 PM on Monday, February 27, PennDOT will enforce Tier 1 travel restrictions on the following roads:

• I-81 starts at the I-84 interchange in Dunmore, Lackawanna County, to the New York State line in Susquehanna County.

• I-84 in Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike counties.

The following vehicles are included in the Tier 1 travel restrictions:

• 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/box trucks that meet the definition of a CMV
• Passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers
• Recreational vehicles/motorhomes
• School buses, commercial buses, and motor coaches
• Motorcycles

Travel restrictions will remain in effect until further information from PennDOT.