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CONCORD, New Hampshire (WBZ NewsRadio) — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation reported that over one million vehicles traveled through their toll system in the days leading up to the April 8 total solar eclipse.
Over the weekend, 1,629,059 vehicles passed through the New Hampshire toll system, which was 166,254 more than the same weekend last year.
On the day of the eclipse and the day after, over 54,000 more vehicles traveled through the Hooksett Toll plaza compared to the same days in 2023.
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The increased traffic caused traffic delays in Franconia, Lancaster, and other parts of the north country, as well as in Maine and Vermont.
In particular, a lot of traffic was because I-93 in New Hampshire merges into one lane through Franconia Notch.
DOT Commissioner Bill Cass explained that the northbound lane wasn’t able to be converted into a second southbound lane because there is no way to remerge traffic without significant construction.
The New Hampshire DOT said that no major accidents were reported because of traffic related to the solar eclipse.
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