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Notch-blocker fines to increase tenfold

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From 2009 to 2021, an average of 8.6 trucks have gotten stuck in the Notch each year, according to data from the Vermont Agency of Transportation. That number decreased in 2021 to only five stuck semis. File photo by Greg Popa/Stowe Reporter



This story by Tracy Brannstrom was first published in The News & Citizen on June 4, 2026.



A new Vermont law will sharply increase penalties for oversized vehicles that illegally travel through Smugglers Notch.



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