BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Thruway Authority issued a ban on all empty trucks, tractor-trailers and tandem trucks from traveling on the I-90 from exit 36 to the PA border and on I-190 between I-90 and exit 22 on Tuesday due to high winds.
On Wednesday morning the NYS Thruway Authority announced the ban was lifted.
An empty tractor-trailer was blown over on the I-90 west between Dunkirk and Westfield on Tuesday morning which blocked all lanes.
The Thruway Authority used that as an example as to why it puts the bans in place.
THIS is why there is an empty truck ban on the Thruway. An empty tractor trailer was blown over on I-90 westbound between exit 59 (Dunkirk) and exit 60 (Westfield) around 10:45 this morning, blocking all lanes. pic.twitter.com/u4d31JAoHj
— New York State Thruway Authority (@NYSThruway) January 9, 2024
