Snowstorm Closes Highways, Delays Freight in Northeast
The first major snowstorm of 2014 hit the northeastern United States on Jan. 2-3, closing major highways and disrupting travel.
By the morning of Jan. 3, 21 inches of snow had accumulated in Boston. New York City was expected to receive from 6 to 10 inches.
State officials had ordered major roads closed in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, including Interstate 84 and the New York Thruway, the Associated Press reported. Jim Simpson, New Jersey鈥檚 transportation commissioner, advised motorists Jan. 2 to stay off the state鈥檚 roads during the storm, the Newark Star-Ledger reported.
Parcel carrier UPS Inc. said the storm caused a 鈥渕ajor disruption鈥 at its Louisville, Ky., air freight hub. 鈥淎s a result, some shipments may experience unavoidable delays,鈥 UPS said in a Jan. 3 statement.
Airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights, and railroads planned to run on reduced schedules, Bloomberg News reported
Much of New England is still under a winter storm warning, AP said.
