Burlington Police Department doing their best to prepare for Eclipse events; despite uncertainty in visitor numbers [Video]

We’re less than two weeks away from the Total Solar Eclipse that will be going directly through our region.Burlington Police Department is doing their best to prepare, but depending on the amount of people that show up, they say they’re not sure they’ll be able to control the traffic flow.“Frankly we don’t know how large those crowds will be,” said Chief Jon Murad.Murad said that aspect is concerning.He said they can handle crowds between 25,000-50,000 people, as that’s the range for their annual events like the Vermont City Marathon or 3rd of July party.However he says anything more can start to become dangerous.”“If this event brings in crowds of a similar size, I think we’ll be okay. If it brings in unprecedented crowds that far exceed the crowds that we’re use to at the Vermont City Marathon or at the 3rd of July, we might not be able to address …