Onondaga County executive issues travel advisory, university warns caution

8:55 a.m. — The university was hit with its first major snow storm starting Monday afternoon and continuing into early Tuesday morning. And despite a travel advisory issued by the Onondaga County executive ‘due to the potential for heavy snow accumulation, high winds, blowing and drifting snow producing limited visibility and dangerous road conditions,’ Syracuse University will remain open holding classes and sessions as normal.

Some areas in the Syracuse region accumulated more than 10 inches of snow during the overnight snowy downpour and at least three to four more inches are expected to fall today, according to News 10 Now. A lake effect snow warning is also in place for the rest of Tuesday.

On its Web site, SU posted a notice informing students, faculty and staff that ‘classes are proceeding as scheduled and all offices are open at Syracuse University.’ The message went on to advise those traveling to proceed with caution as crews work to remove snow from roads and sidewalks.

SU broke its historic tradition of not canceling classes due to wintry weather, when it sent the faculty, staff and students home early on Feb. 14, 2007.

County Executive Nicholas Pirro’s travel advisory does not restrict travel within Onondaga County, but asks residents to use extreme caution as they proceed on the roads.

Many of the local high schools and elementary schools have canceled classes today.

Centro buses are operating on their snow schedule.

Accidents are being reported along Interstate 81 and Interstate 481, making the travel along major highways extremely slow.

Published on December 3, 2007 at 12:00 pm