Massachusetts Bans Travel in Counties Hit Hard By Blizzard

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey banned travel for all non-essential motor vehicles in three southeastern counties that are getting battered by Monday’s winter storm.

The road ban applies to Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable counties, which include the popular summer destination of Cape Cod and suburban commuting towns like Hingham and Scituate. She later extended the ban to Dukes County, which encompasses Martha’s Vineyard. Conditions on roads are hazardous and the ban will help plows to better clear the snow, Healey said at a press conference on Monday.