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Usage Restrictions at Port Authority Crossings

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey regulates the transportation of hazardous materials, vehicle lengths, widths, heights, and weights. The Port Authority also has operating requirements that might be of concern to truckers using our tunnels and bridges.

Two publications, "Traffic Rules and Regulations" and "Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations at Tunnel and Bridge Facilities" may be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the corresponding link below:

Traffic Rules and Regulations (89.4 KB)

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	Hazardous Material (103 pages - 399.1 KB)	Download


	Usage Restrictions at the George Washington Bridge NJ: PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS: • No trucks on Palisades Pkwy. NY: PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS: • Permit required in NYC for 102" trucks. • No trucks on Henry Hudson Parkway. LOWER LEVEL OF THE BRIDGE • Height restriction: 13' 6" For additional information, you may email your question directly to Customer Relations by clicking here.


	Usage Restrictions at the Holland Tunnel As a result of the latest federal warning, commercial vehicles are prohibited from entering New York City via the Holland Tunnel. Commercial vehicles are encouraged to use the Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge as alternatives. Commercial vehicles in classes 1, 2 and 3 (two and three-axle single-unit trucks) are permitted to travel in THE WESTBOUND DIRECTION (to New Jersey) at all times. The ban on tractor-trailers and larger trucks in classes 4, 5 and 6 (four, five and six-axle trucks) remains in effect IN BOTH DIRECTIONS at all times. The ban on trailers and towed vehicles remains in effect IN BOTH DIRECTIONS at all times.

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