VTDigger - Tue September 03, 2024
Initial Phase of Vermont's Champlain Parkway Finally Opens, Second Portion to Soon Get Under Way
The first phase of the long-planned Champlain Parkway in Burlington, Vt., is finally open, and construction on the remaining section of the road project is slated to begin later this fall, VTDigger reported....
CEG - Tue September 03, 2024
VTrans Discusses Options to Replace Bridge Deck On Vermont Highway 16 in Glover
On Aug. 22, officials in the small, northern Vermont town of Glover learned from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) about its proposal to replace a bridge road deck that carries vehicle traffic along state Highway 16 through the Orleans County community....
CEG - Mon August 05, 2024
Vermont Floods Prompt Sen. Peter Welch to Ask Congress for Federal Aid
Vermont residents awakened Aug. 1 to a quieter weather forecast with no flood warnings following another round of destructive storms earlier in week. Even before floodwaters receded, though, the state's Democratic U.S....
The Associated Press - Wed July 17, 2024
Vermont's Latest Flooding Raises Concerns Over State's Hundreds of Aging Dams
The latest flooding in Vermont has added fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state, a third of which are more than a century old. The July 10-11 deluge from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl was not as bad for the hundreds of dams across the state as compared to last year's floods, when five failed and nearly 60 overtopped....
VTDigger - Tue July 16, 2024
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott Waives Regulations to Speed Recovery From Latest Round of Flooding
Just days after a deluge flooded a broad swath of central and northern Vermont during the second week of July, Gov. Phil Scott waived a series of state regulations to assist the recovery effort. At least two people died as the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl deluged central and northern Vermont late Wednesday, July 10, and early Thursday, July 11....
Mainebiz & Evernorth - Tue July 16, 2024
New England Nonprofit Funds 10 Affordable Housing Projects, Five of Which Are in Maine
Evernorth, a nonprofit housing capital syndicate based in Portland, Maine, and Burlington, Vt., has closed its latest multi-investor fund of $61 million, which will provide equity to finance 10 housing projects in Maine, in addition to four in Vermont and one in New Hampshire....
VTDigger - Tue July 02, 2024
One Year After Historic Flooding, Vermont Reforming How It Regulates, Oversees Its Dams
A year ago, as historic levels of rain fell and rivers jumped their banks in New England, Vermont's dams felt the full force of the flooding. At least five small dams failed entirely. Around 50 dams, at least, sustained damage requiring repairs by the state's Agency of Natural Resources....
Valley News - Thu May 23, 2024
NHDOT, Local Residents Differ On What to Do About An Old Connecticut River Bridge
New Hampshire officials and area residents remain at odds over plans to fix the 94-year-old Cheshire Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River between Charlestown, N.H., and Springfield, Vt. The state's Department of Transportation (NHDOT) had planned to advertise the project to contractors in the fall and begin work next spring that would require closing the bridge for 34 weeks, according to Valley News, a daily news source for the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont....
VTDigger & FEMA - Thu April 25, 2024
FEMA Repaying Vermont $22M for Cleanup Costs Due to July 2023 Floods
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending Vermont $22 million to cover its costs in cleaning up debris and stabilizing state buildings in the capital city of Montpelier following last summer's historic flooding, according to VTDigger, a nonprofit online news service....
Burlington Free Press & Brattleboro Reformer - Mon April 01, 2024
Winooski, Vt. Street Renovation Begins April 15; Upgrades Set for Bellows Falls Train Station
The Winooski Main Street Revitalization project in Vermont is gearing up to break ground in mid-April, the Burlington Free Press reported March 25. The long-awaited project will improve the stretch of Main Street starting at the New England Central Railroad bridge near the intersection with Maple Street and extending to the Winooski-Colchester town line near the Winooski School District....
