Journey ban issued for Ohio Turnpike: particulars

(WJW) — Ahead of forecasted excessive winds, rain and snow, the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has issued a journey ban for the toll highway the Ohio Turnpike.

The ban is for high-profile automobiles — something taller than 7 ft, 6 inches — and is in impact from Wednesday, Nov. 26, 8 a.m. by Thursday, Nov. 27 at 11:59 p.m.

The following varieties of automobiles are banned throughout the restriction:

• All high-profile tow-behind trailers, campers, boats, and enclosed trailers. (Fifth wheel trailers are excluded.)
• Commercial vehicles towing an empty single 53-foot trailer
• All cell houses, workplace trailers and livestock trailers
• All lengthy mixture automobiles (LCV) that embody lengthy double-trailer combos exceeding 90-feet in size. (Enclosed trailers solely, together with Conestoga sort trailers); and
• All LCV triple-trailer combos
• 2-axle buses longer than forty (40) ft
• Buses with 3 or extra axles better than forty-five (45) ft

A Winter Storm Watch is in impact from Thursday morning by Friday night for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties.

According to the National Weather Service, there will likely be wind gusts as excessive as 45 mph and the potential for accumulating snow.

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