Brattleboro Reformer - Wed October 28, 2020
Design Ideas Propose New Life for Old New England Bridges
Ideas presented recently for what to do with the two old bridges connecting the towns of Brattleboro, Vt., and Hinsdale, N.H., all started with acknowledging the Connecticut River, the wildlife and the historical uses of the island between the two....
Cross Vermont Trail Association - Mon September 21, 2020
Work Under Way on Trail Bridge Over Vermont's Winooski River
Work got under way Sept. 18 on the construction of a trail bridge over the Winooski River between East Montpelier and Berlin, Vt., as part of the Cross Vermont Trail. Local leaders and trail enthusiasts were on hand for a celebration of the official start of site work....
Vermont Agency of Transportation - Tue September 08, 2020
Vermont AOT Announces 2021 Grant Program for Highway, Stormwater Mitigation
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) has announced a funding opportunity to provide financial assistance to municipalities in an ongoing effort to improve the quality of water statewide. The state's Municipal Highway and Stormwater Mitigation Program funds grants only to companies with a transportation link....
Vermont Business Magazine - Tue August 18, 2020
Vermont's Lamoille Rail Trail Gets Full $14M Funding, With 2022 Finish
Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) announced Aug. 12 that the state legislature has approved funding to accelerate the completion of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT)....
Sara Lawrence - CEG Correspondent - Wed April 08, 2020
Cianbro Leads North Hero-Grand Isle Drawbridge Project
When the state of Vermont received the go-ahead to begin discussing the logistics of replacing Bridge 8 on US 2, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) jumped at the opportunity. The historic bridge, which is the state's only vehicular movable bridge, was originally built in 1953 to carry US 2 over Lake Champlain between the towns of North Hero and Grand Isle....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 16, 2020
Through the Center of Town: Rail Spans Yield to Temp Bridges, Then Tunnel
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), in collaboration with the town of Middlebury, is undertaking a project to replace two nearly 100-year-old rail bridges in the center of Middlebury with a tunnel....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu December 19, 2019
Vermont's J.A. McDonald Crews Nears Halfway on Main Street
J.A. McDonald of Lyndon Center, Vt., has completed about half of the reconstruction work on Main Street in Waterbury, a $21 million job that it started in April and is scheduled for completion in June 2021....
AASHTO Journal - Thu December 19, 2019
FHWA Issues Emergency Relief Funds to Vermont for Flood-Ravaged Roads
The Federal Highway Administration issued $500,000 in "quick release" Emergency Relief or ER funds to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) on Nov. 20 to help cover the cost of repairing roads damaged by heavy rains, high winds and flooding from a storm that lasted from Oct....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu September 12, 2019
Ledge Removal Continues in Vermont Before More Rocks Tumble on Highway
To rectify a rock fall that occurred in 2012 and forced a temporary closing of a portion of I-89 in Berlin, Vt. , the state of Vermont removed a 1,400 ft. section of rock from the area. Most of the blasting that was done to remove the rock was completed, but small blasts may be needed to complete the job....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 23, 2019
Work Speeds Ahead on Replacing Century-Old Bridges With Tunnel
Although much work remains, crews are making significant progress on a multi-year construction effort that will benefit the transportation hub of west-central Vermont. The Middlebury Rail and Bridge Project will replace two 1920s-era bridges with a tunnel, restoring a section of the town green lost to Middlebury when the Rutland Railroad was constructed in the 1840s....
