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Travel ban remains in place for parts of Erie County; northern towns reduced to travel advisory Friday morning

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Posted at 8:12 PM, Nov 17, 2022
and last updated 2022-11-18 09:29:33-05

ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) — Erie County issued a state of emergency and travel ban for the county starting Thursday night, due to the incoming winter storm.

The state of emergency took effect as of 8 p.m. Thursday night, the travel ban was in effect at 9 p.m.

UPDATE: Travel bans were reduced to advisories for the rest of Erie County on Friday morning, including Grand Island, the Tonawandas, Amherst, Clarence, Newstead, Buffalo, Colden, Holland, Brant, North Collins, Collins, Concord and Sardinia. The rest of Erie County remains under a travel ban.

There is no NFTA bus service for the county on Friday, but the NFTA Metro Rail remains in service.