Philadelphia region digging out from winter storm | Live Updates

PennDOT has reduced the speed limit on several highways in the Philadelphia region due to the winter storm.

Speed has been reduced to 45mph on:

-Interstates 76, 95, 295, 476, 676.

-U.S. Routes 1, 30, 202, 422.

-State Routes 63, 100 Spur and 309.

A Tier 4 vehicle restriction went into effect at midnight, which bans commercial vehicles, school buses, commercial buses, motor coaches, motorcycles, RVs/motorhomes and passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers.

For the latest conditions on area highways, check 6abc.com/Traffic.

The snow emergency in Philadelphia is now in effect.

It will remain in effect until roadway conditions improve, Mayor Cherelle Parker said.

Car owners must move their vehicles along "Snow Emergency Routes." Your car could be ticketed or towed if you don't move it.

If your vehicle has been towed from a snow emergency route, call (215) 686-SNOW (7669) and press option four. Do not call 911.

Be prepared to provide information that will help identify your vehicle.

Click here to view a full list of snow emergency routes.

Discounted parking at Center City garages

The Philadelphia Parking Authority is offering a discounted parking rate for Center City garages in response to the snow emergency.

The PPA says there will be a flat, 24-hour parking rate of $5 starting at 7 p.m. Saturday and will last until the snow emergency is lifted.

For the list of garages with discounted rates, visit this page at PhilaPark.org.

To learn more about how Philadelphia is responding to the storm, click here.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation has issued an Emergency Traffic Regulation Order that temporarily lowers all posted speed limits to 35 miles per hour on Interstate and State highways in New Jersey, starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, January 25.

The speed limit reduction applies to:

• All Interstate highways in New Jersey

• All U.S. and State highways in New Jersey

• The New Jersey Turnpike

• The Garden State Parkway

• The Atlantic City Expressway

All motorists are encouraged to avoid unnecessary travel on Sunday and Monday.

Blue Mountain Resort in Carbon County announced on social media that the slopes will be closed on Sunday.

Winter sports enthusiasts are not happy with the news. They posted countless replies wondering why a ski resort would ever close because of snow.

A few hours after the announcement, the ski resort explained its decision.

"We do not have lodging here at Blue Mountain. If we have a guest who gets here early, maybe when the storm wasn't that bad, and it picks up in intensity later in the day, now they're stranded. We have nowhere to lodge these folks, and we will not put our guests in that situation," the resort said.

Blue Mountain will reopen at noon on Monday.

The resort said it's opening later than normal to give crews time to clear the parking lots.