Margolis on Shumlin’s mud season platform
As motorists pitch from puddle to ditch this season, the governor emphasizes just how much Vermont’s roads have improved.
Sanders, Searles push transportation plan with $408 million for Vermont
“Normally we would like a longer bill,” Searles acknowledged. But in the current political environment “two years does give us time.”
Shumlin taps Minter to replace Lunderville for Irene recovery post
Minter, a former state representative from Waterbury, will work on a three-month basis starting Jan. 6.
Senate passes emergency highway aid provisions
The bill includes $1.9 billion in additional emergency highway money and a waiver that would lift the $100 million cap on funding that is crucial for rebuilding roads that were heavily damaged in Vermont by Tropical Storm Irene.
Universal health care plan could save $1.834 billion
Steve Klein, of the Joint Fiscal Office, said one of the primary goals of the report was to “put a stake in the ground for baseline growth.” Without reform, medical spending will go up 7 percent a year.
Amtrak’s Vermonter is back on the rails
After a summer of busing passengers from Springfield, Mass., to St. Albans, patrons of Amtrak’s Vermonter can now look forward to an uninterrupted train ride.
VTrans to reopen Route 9 this weekend; Route 4 next week
Shumlin told reporters that the roads will be “passable” and will not be paved in many areas until later in the fall. He urged drivers to be patient, and he joked that slow travel times will give leaf-peepers more time to admire the fall foliage.
Saving Brookfield’s endangered “bridge to nowhere”
This is more than just an inconvenience that has split residents in this hillside hamlet in Brookfield, requiring a 3-mile detour. It’s also a disappointment for the visitors from around Vermont and the U.S. who still arrive hoping to cross the historic floating bridge.
New law makes “complete” streets a priority
The Complete Streets act, signed last week by Gov. Peter Shumlin, asks municipalities to make streets safer for pedestrians.
Shumlin ditches original Circ Highway plan, calls for redesign
“The Circ, as originally conceived 30 years ago, will not be built. Let’s face that reality while also recognizing that significant transportation problems exist in this region that need to be addressed.”
