Published February 07. 2021 07:20AM
The following snow announcements are in effect:
• Walnutport borough: Under a snow emergency through 8 a.m. Monday.
• The Pennsyvania Department of Transporation has reduced speed limits 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;
US 22 in Lehigh and Northampton counties;
PA 33 in Monroe and Northampton counties;
PA 309 from Interstate 78 to the Bucks County line in Lehigh County.
PENNDOT has temporarily restricted certain vehicles on Interstate 78 in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties.
On roadways with Tier 1 restrictions in place, the following vehicles are not permitted:
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 cargo delivery trucks that meet the definition of a CMV;
Passenger vehicles (cars, SUV’s, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers;
Recreational vehicles/motor homes;
School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches; and
motorcycles.
Lehighton borough: Due to the Sunday morning forecast, snow removal will be postponed until further notice. We will re-evaluate the schedule on Monday while following this week’s weather bands.
Send snow announcements to tneditor@tnonline.com