The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has pulled the emergency brake on certain truck traffic across its bridges. Heavy winds forecast for today have triggered a safety protocol banning empty tractor-trailers and tandem trucks from all MTA crossings. The restriction kicks in at 10:00 a.m. sharp today (Wednesday, March 5) and will likely remain in force until 6:00 a.m. Thursday, March 6, according to the official MTA announcement released this morning. “Due to heavy wind in the forecast, it is implementing a ban on empty tractor-trailers and tandem (piggyback, dual, triple, etc.) trucks on its bridges,” the MTA stated in their press … Continue reading MTA Enforces Truck Ban on All Bridges Amid High Wind Forecast