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Travel Ban Lifted but Motorists Still Urged to Stay Off Roads as Dig Out Continues
Travel restrictions ease in Massachusetts after historic blizzard that left nearly 3 feet of snow and caused 290,000 power outages, with crews working on restoration.
- On Feb. 24, 2026, Governor Maura Healey lifted the travel ban at noon for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, and Dukes counties as crews made progress digging out.
- Because blizzard impacts lessened in parts of the state, officials lifted the state of emergency for Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties after the Blizzard of 2026 dropped more than three feet of snow.
- MEMA sought mutual aid and logged more than 90 requests for Guard support and snow equipment, activating up to 350 members of the Massachusetts National Guard.
- As of 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, about 251,000 utility customers remained without power, many communities including New Bedford, Fall River and Brockton still have local bans, and the commercial trucking industry resumed operations.
- Power restoration remains slow because utility repair crews require cleared roads and safer conditions, while statewide cleanup crews continue work this week and Rhode Island lifted its travel ban at noon Tuesday.
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Travel bans lifted in Mass., R.I. as New England cleans up from record-breaking blizzard. Here’s what happened Tuesday. - The Boston Globe
Hurricane-force winds swept the region Monday as a blizzard slammed into southern New England, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers.
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Travel ban lifted for Dukes County, still in state of emergency - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Flying Horses Carousel under nearly two feet of snow. —Doug Allen Updated Feb. 24, 4:03 pm A travel ban for Dukes County, issued at 6 pm Monday as a result of a historic blizzard that took the Island by force, was lifted by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s office at noon Tuesday. Residents should still use caution and stay home, the governor’s office said, as crews continue to clean up nearly two feet of snow as well as downed trees and pow…
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