Monday, January 26, 2015

Travel Ban to Go Into Effect at 12 a.m. Tuesday

UPDATE 1/27/2015 at 5:10 p.m.
Governor Baker states the Travel Ban will be lifted at 12 Midnight tonight.  He also encourages not traveling after midnight or tomorrow unless you have to, to allow the cleanup to continue.

UPDATE 1/27/2015 at 12:20 p.m.
Governor Baker lifts travel ban in the four Western Mass Counties; Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire & Franklin. Travel ban continues on Mass Turnpike and remainder of the state.


Travel Ban to Go Into Effect at 12 a.m. Tuesday

Governor Baker has signed an Executive Order allowing for the enforcement of a statewide travel ban effective at midnight. State Police hope members of the public heed this order to stay off the roads until further notice. The following exceptions shall exist for the ban and all drivers are encouraged to remain safe and use their best judgment:

    -Essential emergency response professionals
    -Medical, healthcare and human service workers, including shelter personnel
    -Essential public transit and support workers
    -Public and private personnel supporting public works and utility operations
    -Essential state employees
    -Those traveling for essential medical procedures
    -Vehicles and personnel delivering essential supplies to healthcare facilities.

The travel ban will be lifted on a county by county basis as conditions allow, and exemptions to the travel ban are as follows:

    -Public safety vehicles, sworn and civilian public safety personnel, including those providing services at correctional facilities, and private sector security personnel
    -Public works vehicles and public works personnel, including contract personnel supporting public works operations
    -Public transportation vehicles and public transportation personnel, including contract personnel supporting public transportation operations
    -Government personnel conducting official business
    -Utility company vehicles and personnel, including contract personnel supporting utility response and restoration efforts
    -Personnel directly supporting storm response operations, including but not limited to emergency shelter personnel
    -Personnel supporting human services facilities, including but not limited to residential housing programs and human services shelter operations
    -Healthcare personnel, including home healthcare personnel and personal care assistants
    -Personnel delivering or supporting services at healthcare facilities, including those that provide long term care and mental health care, as well as hospitals and other healthcare facilities
    -Vehicles and personnel providing critical supplies to healthcare facilities, including those that provide long term care and mental health care, as well as hospitals and other healthcare facilities
    -News media
    -Private sector snow removal equipment engaged in, or traveling in connection with the removal or clearance of snow and ice from public or private sector facilities
    -Patients traveling for the purpose of receiving urgent critical care, and persons traveling with those patients who are necessary to facilitate that urgent critical care
    -Travel necessary to maintain critical private sector facilities, services and operations, and to deliver or support critical private sector services and supplies in critical infrastructure sectors such as energy, fuel, financial systems, and the provision of critical commodities
    -Travel to support business operations that provide critical services to the public, including gasoline stations, pharmacies, food stores and hardware stores

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