Winter Storm: Vehicle Travel Prohibited After 4pm Friday

Governor Deval Patrick today signed an executive order banning vehicle traffic on all state roads effective at 4pm Friday.  This will allow public safety, emergency, and road crews to do their jobs.  Visit Mass.Gov to view winter storm resources.  

MassDOT Secretary Richard Davey says all MBTA service will be ended at 3:30pm today.

MassDOT crews are beginning winter storm response, as seen at the Hanover Depot, left.

More than 4,000 pieces of equipment are available upon call to treat and clear state roads.

Message boards are activated notifying drivers of the impending storm.

MassDOT live online traffic cameras show current conditions on major state roadways.  

Check MassDOT’s winter driving tips. 

MBTA buses, Red, Blue, Orange, Green, and Silver Lines and commuter rail will end operations at 3:30pm today and resume after the storm as soon as possible. Visit the MBTA Winter web page to learn more.

 

Comments

[Kathryn Holly]

Wow. After the announcement that the roads were to be closed, I asked right here, "Roads closed, MBTA shutting down--how is one supposed to get home?" I submitted my question at about 1400 hours. Just for yuks I came here to see if there was a response, and it appears I was censored.
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Thanks, comments are not censored. Due to the large volume of similar comments during the storm including many "spam" comments not germane to the storm or transportation, we may not have received or posted each individual comment.

[Jean]

Are the roads in and out of Wintrop now passable.
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State roads passable as of Sunday.

[L Johnson]

Are roads open now in in Boston?
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State roads open as of Sunday.

[nan wheeler]

Is the driving ban still in effect today?
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Driving ban lifted 4pm Saturday.

[Tom]

When will the road ban be lifted?
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Ban lifted 4pm Saturday

[Joseph Eder]

Any estimate of what time driving ban will be lifted?
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Driving ban lifted 4pm Saturday.

[Mike Kingsbury]

Is the Pike open today?
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Pike open as of 4pm.

[George Francis]

Has the driving ban been lifted yet?
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4pm Saturday.

[None]

When will the pike booths be open ?
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Sunday.

[Elizabeth]

Are the roads open for travel at this time?
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Travel ban lifted 4pm.

[Tony Ditta]

when will roads re-open?
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4pm Saturday travel ban lifted. State roads open.

[L J]

Does the ban apply to private plow drivers? Need to get out to clear, do not want to be fined.
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Plows allowed.

[dan silva]

what about taxi/livery vehicles ?
should they also stay off the roads ?

[aoeu]

Tolls will not be collected after 2 on the pike (Deval Patrick tweeted this).

[A.S.]

Berkshire County is not expected to get much snow until later tonight. Are they subject to this as well? I have heard that there is a fine and possible jail time for not complying. Many small businesses are not interested in sending people home early. Are employees going to be penalized for driving home from work at the end of the day?

[j]

Will the MassPike be close at 3pm today?
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yes.

[j]

I'm still at work till 6pm tonight I have no choice but to be driving on the road. Too bad company's don't really care about their employees safety.

[Mike]

Will cars be turned away at Turnpike tollbooths?
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No. Complete travel as soon as possible Friday.