STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Given high winds impacting New York City Thursday, a trailer ban has been put into effect for the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, according to a post on X by Notify NYC, the city’s official emergency notification system.

“@MTA Due to high winds, empty tractor trailers, tandem, piggyback, dual and multiple trailers are prohibited from using the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge,” the post stated as of Thursday morning. “All authorized trucks must utilize the lower level. Use alternate routes.”

The ban comes after the MTA placed speed restrictions on the bridge Thursday morning due to wet roadways, as previously reported .

Meteorologists anticipate wind gusts of 30-40 mph during Thursday’s storm . Gusts could even reach up to 50 mph along the immediate coastline.

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