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If the winter storm had a theme, this was it
"Thank you very much for everybody who took that particular concern of ours seriously."
If the winter storm had a theme, it was to stay off the roads.
Gov. Charlie Baker continued to urge people not to drive Saturday during a press conference. Baker added that most people heeded the request.
“For the most part people have done a great job of staying home and off the roads,” Baker said. “Thank you very much for everybody who took that particular concern of ours seriously. It’s made life dramatically easier for people who are out there removing snow, but it also means that a lot of folks weren’t spending a tremendous amount of their day trying to help people who got stuck or lost or in some other terrible circumstance as well and that’s a big deal. We’re going to continue to ask people to stay off the roads throughout tonight and into early morning tomorrow if they can.”
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The governor noted that MassDOT still had about 3,000 pieces of equipment out to help clear the roads.
“If you can, you really shouldn’t be traveling unless you absolutely need to tonight and into tomorrow morning,” Baker said.
He noted that roads should be in better condition by mid-morning on Sunday. For those thinking of venturing out, he said visibility was still “pretty limited” and that the roads are clogged with plows.
Other agencies also put out the same plea as the governor. In Medford, firefighters used “atrocious” to describe road conditions.
“Stay off the roads,” the department said in a tweet. “Conditions are atrocious. I say again, as it bears repeating, stay off the roads.”
In Arlington, police warned that cars, as well as people walking in the street, were impacting snow removal.
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“Public Works continues snow removal operations,” the department said. “Parking ban is still in effect. Officials will reassess Sunday morning. Cars driving and people walking in the street impedes snow removal operations. Visibility low. Please exercise caution.”
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