MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is urging drivers of commercial trucks to make plans to avoid eclipse traffic delays in the state on April 8.
The northern half of the state will fall in the path of totality and a large influx of visitors is expected, meaning there will be a large influx of traffic.
The DMV is encouraging commercial drivers planning to travel to or through Vermont that day to consider alternative delivery dates and routes.
There will also be restrictions for overweight and oversized commercial vehicles surrounding the eclipse to help ease traffic flow. The DMV is instituting the Saturday, Sunday and Holiday restrictions for over-dimension/overweight commercial motor vehicles for Monday, April 8. That means permits will not be issued for the movement of loads in excess of 108,000 pounds or more than 12-feet wide or more than 100-feet long.