At noon on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the PA Turnpike will prohibit only empty, straight CDL-weighted trucks; all Large Combination Vehicles (double trailers); tractors hauling empty trailers; any trailers pulled by motorcycles, passenger vehicles, pickup trucks or SUVs; all motorcycles; and all recreational vehicles and RVs on the following roadways:

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[naviga:li]PA Turnpike (I-76, I-276) from I-81 to I-95 (Exit 43);[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-76 (Turnpike and non-Turnpike, New Stanton to Philadelphia);[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-78 full length from I-81 to the New Jersey state line;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-80 from I-99 to the New Jersey state line;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-81 from the Maryland state line to the New York state line;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-83 from the Maryland state line to I-81;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-84 full length from I-81 to the New York state line;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-176;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-180 full length from Route 220/U.S. 15 to I-80;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-276; PA Turnpike[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-283;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-295;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-380 full length from I-81 to I-80;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-476 (non-Turnpike, full length);[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-476 (PA Turnpike, Northeast Ext.) from Mid County (exit 20) to Clarks Summit (exit 131);[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]I-676;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Route 22 from I-78 to the New Jersey state line; and[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Route 33 from I-78 to I-80.[/naviga:li]

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A 45-mph speed restriction may be in place on all roadways with vehicle restrictions at least during those timeframes and may be implemented sooner and on non-vehicle-restricted roadways as well.

To help make decisions regarding winter travel, motorists are encouraged to “Know Before You Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 860 traffic cameras. Users can also see plow truck statuses and travel alerts along a specific route using the “Check My Route” tool.

A vehicle emergency kit should be prepared or restocked containing items such as non-perishable food, water, first-aid supplies, warm clothes, a blanket, cell phone charger and a small snow shovel. Motorists should tailor their kits to any specific needs that they or their families have such as baby supplies, extra medication and pet supplies.

Motorists should be aware that all vehicles should be fully clear of ice and snow before winter travel. If snow or ice is dislodged or falls from a moving vehicle and strikes another vehicle or pedestrian causing death or serious bodily injury, the operator of that vehicle could receive a $200 to $1,000 fine.