POULTNEY, Vt. (WCAX) – Crews are still working to clear roads in some spots after this week’s snowstorm, which highlighted the clear difference in plowing and salting standards between Vermont and neighboring states.
Nowhere is the difference between Vermont’s safe roads policy and New York’s clear roads policy so easily seen as on Route 4. Driving on the Vermont side of the border on Monday, the highway was snow-covered, but almost immediately after crossing the border into New York, the blacktop was clear and wet.
It’s no surprise to people who live near the border or travel frequently between the states…