Increased commercial trucking sees three crashes in a week

Increased commercial trucking sees three crashes in a week

Summer is expected to bring an increase in traffic to the region’s highways as tourists and part-time resi­dents flock to the mountains to escape the heat and take in the scenic beauty. However, it is not just individuals who fill the local highways, but also commercial semi-trucks. Over the past decade, the commercial truck traffic through the Wet Mountain Valley on Highways 69 and 96 has continued to increase for several reasons. First and for…