Road construction ahead for drivers across Vermont
Gov. Shumlin signed a near-record $612m budget for road, bridge and rail improvements this year.
Road construction ahead for drivers across Vermont
Gov. Shumlin signed a near-record $612m budget for road, bridge and rail improvements this year.
WEBVTT STATE TRANSPORTATIONIMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS UNDERWAYTHIS SUMMER.STEW: YOU'LL NOTICE A LOT OFCONSTRUCTION AND SOME DELAYS ALLOVER THE STATE IN THE YEAR AHEADTHANKS TO A NEAR-RECORDTRANSPORTATION BUDGET SIGNED BYTHE GOVERNOR TODAYTHIS IS A $612 MILLIONTRANSPORTATION BILL.GOVERNOR TODAY.SPENDING ON NEW PAVEMENT WILLRISE 11%, OVER LAST YEAR.THE BILL ALSO TIGHTENS PENALTIESFOR TRESPASSING ON RAILROADS.$10 MILLION FOR PEDESTRIAN/BIKESAFETY AND EDUCATION, MAKESIGNITION INTERLOCKS MANDATORY INREPEAT DRUNK DRIVING CASESTHOUGH IT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS SEEMSO, VERMONT'S ROADS ARE GETTINGBETTER, V-TRANS SAYSTHEY MEASURE EVERY MILE AND SAYAGGRESSIVE SPENDING IN RECENTYEARS CUT THE PERCENTAGE OFROADS IN POOR CONDITION DOWN TO16%.INTERSTATE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ISUNDERWAY, INCLUDING AN OVERHAULOF EXIT 10 ON I-89 WRAPPING UPTHIS FALL AND THERE'SSIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEYALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT,TOO.>> WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR VERMONTMOVING FORWARD.>> THERE IS A LOT IN THIS BILLFOR EVERYBODY.THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED BIKESAFETY, MOTOR SAFETY.THERE IS A SUICIDE PREVENTIONPIECE IN THE BILL ALSO.THAT WILL HOPEFULLY GO A LONGWAY TOWARD REDUCING SUICIDES ATTHE GORGE LOCATION.STEW: ROADS, RAILROADIMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WESTERNCORRRIDOR, AND AVIATION TOO,WITH WORK TO IMPROVE RUNWAYS ATTHE MIDDLEBURY, NEWPORT, ANDRUTLAND STATE AIRPORTS.A CHUNK OF THE MONEY IS COMINGFROM THE FEDS, BUT YOU WILL SEEFEES TICK UP NEXT TIME YOUREGISTER YOUR CAR OR RENEW YOURDRIVER'S LICENSE AS WELMONEY TO HELP FUND THE PROJECTSOUTLINED TODAY.SOME VERMONT OFFICIALS WANT AFEDERAL JUDGE TO STEP IN AND FIX
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Road construction ahead for drivers across Vermont
Gov. Shumlin signed a near-record $612m budget for road, bridge and rail improvements this year.
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