BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul tells 7 News the New York State Thruway, between exit 46 Rochester and exit 61 PA border, will be closed to commercial traffic beginning at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
The closure is due to the winter storm that is expected to impact portions of Western New York.
"Taking those trucks off the road will prevent what has happened in other events...Where you have a jackknifed tractor-trailer that literally paralyzes the thruway and strands people for days. We want to make sure commercial vehicles know in advance, don't go on the thruway."
🚨 ALERT: A commercial truck ban will take effect on the Thruway beginning at 4pm Thursday until further notice. ALL commercial vehicles will be banned from:
— NYS Thruway Authority (@NYSThruway) November 16, 2022
➡️ I-90 between exit 46 (Rochester – Corning – I-390) and exit 61 (Ripley – Shortman Road)
➡️ Niagara Thruway (I-190) https://t.co/bwCIp5lg8J
In addition to the NYS thruway between exits 46 and 61 closing to commercial traffic, the following roadways will also close to commercial traffic at 4 p.m. Thursday:
- Interstate 190 - Route 62 to I-90
- Interstate 290 - full length
- Interstate 990 - full length
- Route 33 - full length
- Route 219 - Route 39 to I-90
- Route 400 - full length
- Buffalo Skyway Route 5 - full length
- I-81 - Exit 33 to Canadian border - trucks use right lane only
Hochul also announced plans to declare a State of Emergency Thursday morning ahead of the lake effect snow. You can find more on that story here.
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