Springville, N.Y. (WBEN) – Winter weather conditions Monday night and into early Tuesday morning forced the closure of Route 219, as snowfall rates caused some treacherous travel conditions for areas like North Boston, Colden, Hamburg and Orchard Park.
Conditions finally cleared up enough for crews to make roadways across Erie County passable for drivers, and allowing for Route 219 to reopen shortly before 10 a.m.
“We drove up on the 219, it was a little hard-packed in some areas when the snow was falling, but once you got past that, pretty much the Town of Boston, you’re down pretty much the bare pavement,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz during a press briefing on Tuesday in the Village of Springville in Southern Erie County. “What we’re reminding everybody is, it’s winter in Buffalo and Western New York, we get storms. This is not a storm that’s dumping seven feet of snow on the ground. It’s dumping 2-to-3 feet of snow on the ground, which is still a lot, but it’s not something that is impossible to handle.”…