Due to the winter storm hitting the region, PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit to 45 mph and restricting trucks to the right lane on interstates and expressways in the east central regions of Pennsylvania.

Speed limits are now restricted to 45 mph and commercial vehicles must move to the right lane on the following roadways:

Interstate 78 in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties;

Interstate 80 in Carbon and Monroe counties;

Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County;

Interstate 176 in Berks County;

Interstate 380 in Monroe County;

Route 22 in Lehigh and Northampton counties;

Route 222 in Berks and Lehigh counties;

Route 422 in Berks County;

Route 33 in Monroe and Northampton counties; and

Route 309 from Interstate 78 to the Bucks County line in Lehigh County.

Additional restrictions on roadways could be added depending on changing conditions.

Restrictions will be communicated via variable message boards, the 511PA traveler information website at www.511PA.com and smartphone apps. Motorists can also sign up for alerts on www.511PA.com by clicking on “Personal Alerts” in the left-hand menu.

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 1,000 traffic cameras. Users can also see plow truck statuses and travel alerts along a specific route using the “Check My Route” tool.