BEREA, Ohio (March 24, 2023) – Ahead of an expected major weather event, with high winds and rain, the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has issued a travel restriction across the entire 241-mile toll road for all high-profile vehicles from 11 a.m., Saturday, March 25, to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 25. (High-profile vehicles are defined as height exceeding 7 feet, 6 inches.
The following types of vehicles will be prohibited from traveling on the Ohio Turnpike until the travel restriction is canceled or expires:
-All high-profile tow-behind trailers, campers, boats, and enclosed trailers. (Fifth wheel trailers are excluded.)
-Commercial trucks towing an empty single 53-foot trailer.
-All mobile homes, office trailers and livestock trailers.
-All long combination vehicles (LCV) that include long double-trailer combinations exceeding 90 feet in length. (Enclosed trailers only, including Conestoga type trailers).
-All LCV triple-trailer combinations.
The following types of vehicles will be permitted to travel on the Ohio Turnpike:
-Self-propelled motor homes.
-Low-profile trailers.
-Fold-down camper trailers.
-Pickup trucks with slide-on camper units.
Vehicles towing fifth-wheel type trailers or any other type of trailers towed by passenger vehicles or pickup trucks.
-Commercial trucks towing single flatbed or box-type trailers.
-Commercial trucks towing a single 53-foot trailer with cargo/loaded.
-Commercial trucks towing a car hauler trailer.
-Commercial trucks towing flatbed double-trailer combinations more than 90 feet.
-Commercial trucks towing any double-trailer combinations less than 90 feet.
-2-axle buses less than 40 feet.
-Buses with 3 or more axles less than 45 feet.
The implemented travel restriction will be continually evaluated throughout the duration of the weather event.