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....
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....
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 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....
