UPDATE: Commercial Vehicle Travel Restrictions Lifted on All Interstate Highways at 9 a.m. Monday

• UPDATE: Commercial Vehicle Travel Restrictions Lifted on all Interstate highways as of 9 a.m. today, Monday, January 26.

NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Department of Transportation will restrict commercial vehicle travel on several interstate highways statewide beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, as forecasters call for a significant winter storm expected to bring snow across New Jersey.

NJDOT Acting Commissioner Joe Bertoni issued the restriction Saturday, saying winter weather is expected to begin early Sunday and continue into Monday, Jan. 26, with potentially treacherous driving conditions. Officials said the restrictions are being coordinated with neighboring states and urged motorists to avoid unnecessary travel Sunday and Monday.

The restriction will apply in both directions on I-76, I-78, I-80, I-195, I-280, I-287, I-295 and I-676, as well as on Route 440 from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287, NJDOT said. The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday and will remain in place until further notice.

Under the restriction, NJDOT said travel is banned for all tractor-trailers (with limited exceptions listed in an amended administrative order), empty straight CDL-weighted trucks, passenger vehicles pulling trailers, recreational vehicles and motorcycles.

The restriction does not apply to the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway or Atlantic City Expressway, officials said. Exemptions also include public safety vehicles and personnel, and certain workers supporting health care facilities or critical infrastructure, including deliveries of fuel or food, according to the agency.

Trucks already in New Jersey when the restriction begins are encouraged to pull off at truck stops to wait out the storm and should not park on highway shoulders, NJDOT said.

Transportation officials said they are coordinating with state and regional agencies to respond to the storm and asked drivers to stay off the roads unless travel is essential. For those who must drive, NJDOT urged motorists to slow down, stay clear of plowing and spreading trucks, avoid passing between trucks operating in plow formation, allow extra travel time and keep additional distance between vehicles.

Officials also recommended carrying an emergency kit with items including a phone charger, water, snacks and a blanket.

Real-time traffic and travel information is available at 511nj.org, NJDOT said.