CONWAY — Selectmen and police are putting their heads together to discourage truckers from using Hurricane Mountain Road where they often get stuck and require a tow.
The state-owned road is a twisty byway stretching between Route 16 in Intervale and Green Hill Road. It can be tough for large trucks to navigate.
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In Vermont the word "stuckage" is used to describe trucks stuck in Smugglers Notch. I suggest Conway adopt that term.
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