Tractor-trailers were prohibited from traveling on Connecticut highways due to Tuesday’s snowstorm, but the prohibition has already been removed.
At midnight, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an order prohibiting all tandem tractor-trailers and empty tractor-trailers from traveling on any limited-access route in the state. It was lifted at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning, a tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill. Then another jackknife occurred on I-91 North in Hartford.
In preparation for the winter storm and in coordination with our neighboring states, we are implementing a ban on all tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers from traveling on all limited access highways in CT beginning at 12AM on Tuesday, Feb 13, until further notice.
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) February 13, 2024
The ban was implemented with neighboring states, Rhode Isand, New York and Massachusetts, which also implemented similar travel bans on their roads.
“During the peak periods of the storm, we are anticipating treacherous conditions that will make travel very difficult,” Lamont said. “We’ve consulted with our neighboring states and have decided as a region that it’s in the best interest of safety to enact this travel ban on tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers during the duration of the storm.”
While the ban is lifted, Lamont’s office said he continues to urge everyone traveling on the roads to use caution to the greatest extent possible as truck crews are clearing the roads.