CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Agency of Transportation wants global positioning service providers to help keep big rig operators from getting into trouble.
Officials blame tractor-trailer operators relying on GPS units instead of heeding road signs for vehicles getting stuck and causing closures on Route 108, a windy mountain pass, between Cambridge and Stowe, Vermont.
Josh Schultz of VTrans says it’s not just a Vermont problem; it’s a national problem.
NECN reports that the Route 108 stretch is a particular problem because it’s too narrow for large vehicles. NECN says emergency officials have had to close the notch eight times this season - and 45 times since 2009 - when large vehicles became stuck.
State law allows civil penalties of $1,000 to $2,000 for tractor-trailer drivers for causing closures on the Notch Road.
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