BOSTON (WGGB/AP) — All non-essential state workers are being sent home early as a snowstorm bearing down on Massachusetts gathers in intensity.
Massachusetts State Secretary William Galvin, who is serving as acting governor while Gov. Deval Patrick wraps up a trade mission in Asia, is also asking private employers in the greater Boston area to consider releasing their employees early.
Galvin said additional MBTA service will be provided and the Southeast Expressway’s HOV lane will be open at 1:30pm.
The National Weather Service says Boston, the metro area and Central Massachusetts could get 4 to 8 inches of snow on Tuesday. Southeastern and Western Massachusetts could see from 3 to 5 or 6 inches of snow, while Cape Cod could get around 2 to 4 inches.
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Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.