Vermont Agency of Transportation - Thu April 25, 2019
Feds Award $2M Grant for Vermont Rail Safety Improvements
In partnership with Vermont's federal delegation, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announced it has been awarded a $2.08 million federal grant for safety improvements along the Vermonter Amtrak service....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 25, 2018
Vermont's $60M North Hero-Grand Isle Bridge Project Under Way
Contractors are working to finish a temporary drawbridge linking two islands on Lake Champlain with a race through the winter to have the new bridge fully functioning in time for the first seasonal opening of the bridge May 15....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 30, 2018
VTrans Project Replaces Century-Old Rail Spans With Tunnel in Middlebury
In an effort to permanently replace two aging rail bridges with a tunnel, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is working with the town of Middlebury on a complex project that will take years to complete at an estimated cost of $71 million....
University of Vermont - Thu August 02, 2018
Feds to Aid Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center
The University of Vermont in collaboration with the University of Maine and others will create a highly-competitive University Transportation Center (UTC) called the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC)....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 05, 2018
Vermont's $25M Route 100 Project Aims to Restore Deterioration
A $25 million road rehabilitation has crews working after hours in the towns of Waterbury and Stowe, Vt. The Route 100 project, approximately 9.5 mi. long, is necessary to address the poor pavement condition along the corridor, due to underlying concrete slabs that have caused reflective cracking into the top courses....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 10, 2018
Vermont's U.S. Route 5 Connector Bridge in Derby Undergoes Rehabilitation
Construction teams in Orleans County, Vermont have begun work on the Derby U.S. Route 5 Connector Bridge 1 rehabilitation project, which will replace the bearings, structural steel, deck, pavement and railing on the existing structure....
Cindy Riley - Thu November 09, 2017
$44M VTrans Project Replaces Two Rockingham Bridges
In Windham County, Vt., construction crews are making significant progress on the $44 million Rockingham Bridge 24N and 24S project, which will replace the existing bridges with two new structures. The current bridges were constructed in the early 1960s and rehabilitated in 1988....
Thu October 26, 2017
Beck & Bellucci Bridges the Gaps in New Hampshire, Vermont
From the mountains to the highways. That's the path Achilles Bellucci and Allan Beck's company took on its way to becoming exclusive bridge constructors. In 1947, friends Bellucci and Beck teamed up to build some of the country's first ski lifts....
Fri September 01, 2017
Middlebury's Main Street Temporary Bridge Reopens; Foot Traffic Resumes
The Main Street temporary bridge in downtown was reopened on Aug. 7, by late afternoon/early evening. A new pedestrian bridge has been installed, allowing foot traffic to resume on Main Street. Main Street will be open to all travelers....
Thu February 09, 2017
VTrans Moves Closer to Middlebury Bridge, Rail Project
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....
