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All Erie County travel bans have been lifted, travel advisory remains in place for entire county

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The travel bans that were put in place in Erie County on Wednesday due to the heavy lake effect snow were all lifted as of 8 a.m. Thursday.

Although the travel bans have been lifted, the entire county remains under a travel advisory until 7 p.m. Thursday.

The travel ban that was in place for the City of North Tonawanda was lifted at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. A travel advisory will remain in place until noon Thursday.

The New York State Thruway lifted the commercial vehicle driving ban on the I-90 at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Route 219 also reopened on Thursday morning.

An On-Street Parking Ban remains in effect in the Village of Blasdell until Saturday morning.