Large vehicle ban extended on western Ohio Turnpike
Authorities have extended a ban on certain large vehicles from traveling both eastbound and westbound on the western portion of the Ohio Turnpike due to high winds.

Authorities have extended a ban on certain large vehicles from traveling both eastbound and westbound on the western portion of the Ohio Turnpike due to high winds.
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission extended a travel ban for mobile homes, trailers, large campers, and other large vehicles from Toll Plaza 2 to Toll Plaza 161 until 2 am Monday.
The ban, which extends between the Indiana State Line and the Interstate 71 interchange near Strongsville, may be extended or reduced as conditions warrant.
The following types of vehicles are banned from traveling the Ohio Turnpike until the Travel Ban is canceled:
All triple-trailer combination commercial vehicles
Box-type double-trailer combination commercial vehicles in excess of ninety (90) feet in length.
Mobile home / Office trailers.
Boat and horse trailers towed by passenger vehicles or pickup trucks.
High-profile campers and enclosed trailers, which are defined as trailers designed for a person of average height to stand in.
Not included in the Travel Ban are 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.
Also excluded from the Travel Ban are commercial trucks towing single flatbed or box-type trailers, flatbed double-trailer combinations in excess of ninety (90) feet and any double-trailer combination commercial vehicles less than ninety (90) feet.