The Vermont Agency of Transportation says conditions are hazardous on most state roads as plow trucks try to keep up with the storm bearing down on the state.
At the VTrans garage in Randolph, there are just enough drivers to staff the trucks they have. Foreman Jerold Kinney says they’ll all be working until the storm is over.
“It’s coming too fast," Kinney says. "And if we try to leave it, it will be way too much to push when we come in in the morning. They’ll be in here for probably 27 hours straight I would bet.”
"If we try to leave it, it will be way too much to push when we come in in the morning. They'll be in here for probably 27 hours straight I would bet." - Jerold Kinney, Randolph VTrans foreman
For plow driver Derek Flint, whose route includes stretches of a two-lane state highway around Randolph, the greatest challenge isn't the weather — it's dealing with motorists trying to get around his truck.
“Cars [are] the biggest problem," says Flint. "They try to go around you, beside you, next to you. They pass in some pretty awful spots sometimes.”
Flint says the longest shift he’s had lasted two and a half days, but he says he loves the work.
