Some vehicles banned from driving on Ohio Turnpike due to high winds

OHIO — The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has issued a travel ban for some high-profile vehicles across the entire toll road.

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The ban goes into effect from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29.

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The ban is related to the forecasted high wind speeds, according to the Ohio Turnpike.

High-profile vehicles are defined as height exceeding 7 feet and 6 inches.

The Ohio Turnpike said the following vehicles are banned:

All high-profile tow-behind trailers, campers, boats, and enclosed trailers
Commercial trucks towing an empty, single 53-foot box-type trailer
All mobile homes, office trailers and livestock trailers
All long combination vehicles (LCV) that include double-trailer combinations exceeding 90 feet in length
All LCV triple-trailer combinations
Two-axle buses longer than 40 feet
Buses with three or more axles greater than 45 feet

The following vehicles are allowed on the Ohio Turnpike during the restriction:

Passenger cars and pickup trucks
Commercial trucks towing a loaded, single 53-foot trailer
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 that are not listed in the “prohibited” vehicles section above
Commercial trucks towing a single flatbed or tanker trailer
Commercial trucks towing a car hauler trailer
Commercial trucks towing flatbed double-trailer combinations
Commercial trucks towing any double-trailer combinations less than 90 feet
Two-axle buses less than 40 feet
Buses with three or more axles, less than 45 feet

The turnpike commission’s engineering and maintenance staff will continue to monitor this restriction.

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