BUFFALO -- The state Thruway has been reopened from Rochester to the Pennsylvania border after being shut down for about six hours because of hazardous conditions caused by blowing snow.
State police say whiteout conditions forced the closure of a 134-mile stretch of Interstate 90 in both directions around 2 a.m. Monday from Exit 46 at Rochester to Exit 61 at Ripley on the Pennsylvania border.
The 75-mile stretch between Exit 50 just east of Buffalo and Exit 61 at Ripley on the Pennsylvania border was reopened around 7:30 a.m. The nearly 60-mile stretch between Exits 46 and 50 was reopened about 30 minutes later.
More than a foot of snow fell on the Buffalo area over the weekend, and winds of 30 mph to 40 mph caused hazardous driving conditions.
The 75-mile stretch between Exit 50 just east of Buffalo and Exit 61 at Ripley on the Pennsylvania border was reopened around 7:30 a.m. The nearly 60-mile stretch between Exits 46 and 50 was reopened about 30 minutes later.
More than a foot of snow fell on the Buffalo area over the weekend, and winds of 30 mph to 40 mph caused hazardous driving conditions.
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