Cuomo bans tractor trailers and Buses on highways

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CUOMO BANS TRACTOR-TRAILERS, BUSES ON NY HIGHWAYS DUE TO STORM


Governor Andrew Cuomo bans tractor-trailers and buses on the Thruway and a majority of interstate highways starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday.



Posted: Jan. 18, 2019 10:49 PM

Updated: Jan. 19, 2019 10:23 AM

Posted By: WKTV



NEW YORK- Governor Andrew Cuomo bans tractor-trailers and buses on the Thruway and a majority of interstate highways starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday.



The governor has directed the New York State Department of Transportation and the Thruway Authority to ban travel on the Thruway for tractor-trailers and buses for the duration of the storm.



"Safety is our number one priority and with the anticipated storm impacting most of New York state, we are implementing this ban on tractor-trailers and buses so our plow operators, fire, law enforcement and emergency personnel can keep roads clean and respond to emergencies as quickly as possible," Cuomo said.



A list of the highways with the ban:



I-88 from Binghamton to Albany

I-86/Rt 17 from PA border to I-87 (entire length)

I-81 from PA Border to Canadian Border

I-84 from PA Border to CT Border

I-684 from I-287 to I-84

I-87 from Albany to Canadian Border

I-390 from I-86 to I-90

I-99 from PA Border to I-86

I-90 from Thruway Exit 24 to Berkshire Spur Exit B2 (through Cap Dist)

Rt 219 from Peters Rd to I-90 (expressway section)

I-190 - full length (both Thruway and DOT sections)

I-290 - full length

Rt 5 Skyway - I-190 to NY179 (Milestrip Rd)

Rt 400 - NY16 to I-90

I-390, I-490, I-590 around Rochester

Alternate Route 7 in Albany County


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Where will they go since they carry so much merchandise that is scheduled for deliveies at many stores. Granted it is only for this afternoon and all day tomorrow but still this should cause big problems when drivers just re-route to side streets

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Much of the milk produced in the CNY area goes to NY City. If farmers milk is not picked up, there are probably many farmers that don't have the capacity to store the additional milk. If the milk IS picked up, it is a long and tedious trip to NYC if trucks have to resort to taking Rt 5, Rt 20, to Albany, and Rt 9 down the Hudson Valley to NYC. Another local receiver of local milk is the Chobani Yogurt plant in South Edmeston. That would not be a pleasant trip in white out conditions with a foot and a half of snow either. I have come out of the South with a tractor trailer when the snow was blowing and didn't find Rt 8 to be a piece of cake to drive either.

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I was wondering what your thought would be. The manager of Chanatry's Grocery Store said his store has many local suppliers but not sure what large grocery stores would be doing.

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Since reading of Cuomo's ban on trucks and buses on the interstates I have chatted with a friend that is a retired NY State Trooper. He informed me that Cuomo can order the Thruway to close or restrict truck and bus traffic, but as for the other interstates in NY State, it is up to the local county authorities to determine if they will restrict traffic or close the highways. I remember when I was driving for Walmart, when it got stormy, extremely windy, or slippery, they would ban tandem trailers from using the Berkshire section of the Thruway, and often the Mass Turnpike would also restrict trucks to one trailer only when the weather was bad. The state police do have the authority to close sections of roads when travel is too hazardous or if there are a lot of accidents and they coordinate it with local authorities.

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I never knew that