TRAVEL BAN IN EFFECT FOR PLYMOUTH, BRISTOL, AND BARNSTABLE COUNTIES AS BLIZZARD HAMMERS SOUTH SHORE

Governor Healey signs executive order banning non-essential travel amid dangerous road conditions

SOUTH SHORE — Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order Sunday placing an immediate ban on non-essential motor vehicle travel in Plymouth, Bristol, and Barnstable counties as a blizzard continues to pound the region with extraordinary snowfall and dangerous road conditions.

The ban, which took effect immediately, directly affects most South Shore c…