Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas issued an order temporarily banning large commercial trucks from traveling on state Route 151 after a series of crashes there.
Thomas’ action comes after the Federal Highway Administration authorized the cabinet to delete the highway in Anderson and Franklin counties from the National Truck Network on an emergency basis.
Banned from the highway are vehicles with a trailer length of 53 feet or 8 1/2 feet wide. Smaller commercial vehicles, including box trucks, farm and construction vehicles, garbage trucks and local delivery trucks are exempt from the order.
The Cabinet is working with the Federal Highway Administration to permanently remove Route 151 from the National Truck Network. That process includes placing a notice in the Federal Register and holding a public comment period.
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