UPDATED 2
p.m. EDT: Hurricane Sandy could knock out power and flood highways in heavily
populated areas such as New York City and Washington, D.C., as it comes ashore
today, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a
regional emergency, allowing for exception from some regulations for motor
carriers providing emergency materials.
The national hurricane
center said Hurricane Sandy was "expected to bring life-threatening storm surge
flooding to the mid-Atlantic Coast, including Long Island Sound and New York
Harbor."
FMCSA today declared a regional emergency that covers the states
of Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
This exempts commercial motor
vehicle operations that are providing emergency materials and services from
Parts 390 through 399 of the federal regulations. The exemption does not include
controlled substance and alcohol use (Part 382), the commercial driver's license
requirements (Part 383), the financial responsibility requirements (Part 387),
or applicable size and weight requirements.
Click here to view current highway closures and restrictions in the region
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