Interstate 89 was shut down for hours between Montpelier and Middlesex, and dozens of other roads were closed, state police said. President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency for Vermont.

“We’re hoping to lay out the road map for all of you,” she said. Vermont’s schools are the second-oldest in the nation, according to the agency, and face declining enrollment.

Commuters throughout Vermont may notice signs hung from interstate overpasses on Sept. 23, 2019, on Interstates 89, 91 and 93.