Getting Around After the Storm: Delays and Cancellations

The blizzard that hit the East Coast is expected to wreak havoc on travel.

ByABC News
January 24, 2016, 5:49 PM

— -- The blizzard that hit the East Coast over the weekend is expected to wreak havoc on travel and transportation systems for days as millions dig out from the deadly storm.

Road crews are working around the clock to clear snow and ice from roads, runways and rail tracks from Georgia to Massachusetts. Some progress was reported today with conditions improving enough that the Washington Metro system announced it would open Monday with limited service and Baltimore and New York have lifted some travel restrictions.

"The snow pile is going to be with us for a while, but I think we'll be in good shape in the next 24 hours," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said today on ABC News' "This Week."

The blizzard was the second-biggest snowstorm in New York City history, with 26.8 inches of snow accumulating in Central Park by midnight Saturday, almost beating the 2006 record of 26.9 inches, the National Weather Service said. The Washington, D.C., area was hit hard as well with 17.8 inches of snow reported at Reagan National Airport just outside the city, and flooding occurred along the Atlantic coast in New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia.

The storm’s impact on travel up and down the East Coast is expected to be felt for days. Here’s a look at the latest conditions and delays:

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