Blizzard Of 2015 Leaves 2-To-3 Feet Of Snow In Southern New England
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Call it the new Big Dig.
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People across eastern Massachusetts woke up Wednesday to cars buried in several feet of snow, and finding that many side streets are still impossible to navigate.
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Four towns hit the three-foot mark and several ended up with more than 30 inches from the Blizzard of 2015.
A ban on non-essential travel ended at midnight and traffic started moving again slowly on highways.
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The MBTA resumed subway and commuter rail service, although delays are expected.
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Bus service was more uncertain and most schools remain closed.
Logan Airport resumed flights.
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The misery isn't over, however.
More than 11,000 homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday.
The blizzard punched a gaping hole in a seawall and swamped a vacant home in Marshfield.
Temperatures at the beginning of the day were in the teens and weren't expected to rise beyond the mid-20s.
WBZ-TV meteorologists said it won't get above freezing for a week and more snow is in the forecast.
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