The pennsylvania department of transportation (penndot) has restored the speed limit and lifted vehicle restrictions on interstates 79, 86, and 90 in erie county. Right now, only three towns in erie county are under travel bans. That does not include buffalo or orchard park. The rest of the county is under a travel advisory. On december 27, 2022, erie county executive mark poloncarz wrote in a statement:
Vehicle restrictions reflecting tier 1 of the commonwealth's weather event vehicle restriction plan will be in effect on the following roadways starting at 12:01 a. m. Governor kathy hochul and local authorities today announced that a full travel ban for passenger vehicles will be in effect for all of erie county beginning at 9 p. m. Full travel ban remains in effect for passenger and commercial vehicles on all state, county and local roads in rest of erie country; Commercial vehicles also banned on new york state thruway between exit 46 and the pennsylvania state line. *effective at midnight tonight, the travel ban for the town and village of orchard park will be lifted and replaced by a travel advisory for all of orchard park * effective at 6 a. m. ,. As of 5 pm, the buffalo has lifted the final travel ban in erie county. About half the county remains in a travel advisory, yellow on the attached map: The ban is in effect for all of erie county beginning at 9 p. m. Along with erie county roads, several other travel bans are in effect for empty trucks, trailers and.
