GRANGER, Ind.
(AP) — The Indiana Toll Road has banned long semitrailers for 24 hours
because of high winds.
The highway's
private operator, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Co., announced the ban
would be in effect from 6 p.m. EST Thursday to 6 p.m. EST Friday for all
triple-trailers and long double-trailers. The ban covers the entire length
of the highway. It does not include low-profile steel haulers.
The operator
says winds gusting close to 50 mph were forecast to begin Thursday night
and continue into Friday as rain changing over to snow It says the snow
and high winds will combine to reduce visibility, with near whiteout
conditions possible.
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