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Mokkiki t1_jar5x5u wrote

Reply to comment by druunavt in Driving into killington on Saturday with this storm and thinking about driving (no 4x4 this time). Few options off of 95 and asking locals which roads would be better? A) I87->149->4? B) 7-4? C) I91->103->100->4 by [deleted]

I know - not really an option unless super late when snow would already have started - hoping that overnight they do some cleaning and that’s is manageable Saturday - probably be in Vermont area midday-ish.

Any insight on the different options above and which roads tend to be better cleared?!

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d-cent t1_jarb1a9 wrote

That's a bad strategy. Pretty much only 89 or the major freeways get consistent overnight plowing.

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Mokkiki t1_jarbsjw wrote

What’s bad? All 3 options? 89 is coming from the north no? I’m not coming in from above?!

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d-cent t1_jarcdbj wrote

Your whole strategy is based on the fact that there will be overnight plowing. That only really happens on 89 or 91.

If your plan is based off plowing of other roads at night, it's a bad plan. Either go earlier, later, or you are just going on a prayer

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Mokkiki t1_jarcu0o wrote

Yeah we are trying to leave earlier now to beat some of it. And yea - plowing is only an assumption but was hoping it wasn’t far off with it being a northern state…

Damn! Trip planned for month and happy for some fresh POW, but just wondering about this drive up. But hearing you two interstates mentioned ! Thanks

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BudsKind802 t1_jareke4 wrote

Other states have "bare roads" plowing policies. Because that would cost taxpayers here a fortune, VT has a "safe roads at safe speeds" policy - essentially they'll do the best they can but you may not see pavement under the snow on some roads, so slow down and don't drive like a lunatic.

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d-cent t1_jare7z4 wrote

This is Vermont, we don't have the budget to waste money on overnight plowing for no reason other than out of staters who can't wait

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vermont4runner t1_jardjbh wrote

VT doesn’t plow the non arteries until snow stops. It sucks since you have to get to work or the grocery store and the roads will be a mess at 1pm.

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reverievt t1_jas0rwd wrote

The interstates are usually your best bet in a storm.

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Mokkiki t1_jarceis wrote

Haha why this got downvoted I don’t know?!?

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druunavt t1_jarjnk6 wrote

It's not starting until around midnight. I'd leave around 9pm tonight or, well, personally, I won't drive in it tomorrow at all. I'm in the northern half of the state so have no insight into those secondary roads but concur that you're unlikely to see them plowed until the snow stops.

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