State: Budget cuts not behind bad roads

Print More

Vermont transportation officials say it was unusually tricky weather and not budget cuts that lead to slicker-than-normal roads Sunday night and Monday.

The Agency of Transportation’s Gil Newbury blames snow turning to ice amid plummeting temperatures. He says road salt isn’t as effective when that happens.

The head of the union representing state workers says he wonders if budget cuts contributed to the unusually treacherous commute from South Burlington to Montpelier on Monday.

Icy road conditions have lead to numerous traffic accidents around Vermont in the past two days.

Comments are closed.