John Bossange: The eclipse traffic and crowds were a warning for Vermonters
06-05-2024 20:58 via vtdigger.org

John Bossange: The eclipse traffic and crowds were a warning for Vermonters

Southbound traffic on I-89 in Williston is bumper to bumper as people leave the scene of a solar eclipse on Monday April 8, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
This commentary is by John Bossange of South Burlington, a retired middle school principal.This is a photo of the interstate during the eclipse. It could well represent the reality of rush hour traffic on Interstates 89 and 91, or on other roads like Routes 2, 302, 100, 15, 7, 14 and 9 if we grow the population by another 155,000 peopl
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