UPDATED: Travel Ban Lifted Statewide as of 4 PM
MEMA announced the decision on its Facebook page.
Easton drivers can take to the roads Saturday afternoon.
The statewide driving ban will be lifted as of 4 p.m., the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency posted on its Facebook page.
The driving ban was lifted at 1 p.m. for Nantucket and for all communities west of I-91. Residents across the entire state are free to drive after 4.
MEMA officials had asked community members to stop calling 911 and their local public safety departments about this topic.
Rhoda Thompson
4:37 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Governor did the right thing.