PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With a major winter storm bearing down on Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee ordered a statewide truck travel ban beginning at noon Sunday, January 25, and urged residents to stay off the roads as conditions deteriorate.
“We’re strongly urging Rhode Islanders to stay off the roads during the storm to allow the plows to do their job,” McKee said. “Our State Emergency Operations Center will be active and monitoring throughout the storm, our plow crews are geared up, and we’re asking Rhode Islanders to stay informed and stay safe.”
The ban applies to tractor-trailers, tankers, special permitted vehicles, RVs, box trucks, vehicles with trailers, and tandems, with exceptions only for emergency responders and vehicles carrying emergency supplies. Buses operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority along established routes are exempt. State officials say the restriction is aimed at reducing crashes and allowing plow crews to clear roadways more efficiently during the height of the storm…