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New Bike Path Bridge Completed - The Montpelier Bridge
WEBNov 19, 2021 · A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the bridge and the first section of new trail to public use is planned for May 2022. This bridge is the keystone piece connecting the Montpelier Bike Path across East Montpelier up to where the existing rail trail begins at Route 14 — and ultimately to connect the Barre-Montpelier area into a ...
30th Anniversary - The Montpelier Bridge
WEBFriday, November 17, 2023 JOIN US TO CELEBRATE The Bridge’s 30th Anniversary Preserving Democracy Through Local Journalism: A Call To Action 5–8 p.m. | doors open at 4:30 p.m. Moderator Kevin Ellis with Rumble Strip podcaster and VPR reporter Erica Heilman and VTDigger CEO Sky Barsch ALUMNX HALL, VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, MONTPELIER 5–8 […]
‘The System is Now Broken’: Local Leaders Call on the State to …
WEB3 days ago · By Tracy Brannstrom Local leaders are calling on the state to take more initiative in addressing homelessness, even as Vermont’s Agency of Human Services is working to scale back its emergency housing program. At a Wednesday, Sept. 18 press conference at Montpelier City Hall, elected officials from across Vermont read a statement, asking the Scott […]
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WEBHeard on the Street, Sept. 4, 2024. Phil Dodd and John Lazenby - September 4, 2024.
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Amtrak to Return to Montpelier Station, Freight Rail Upgrades …
WEBMar 31, 2021 · The Return of the “Montrealer” and Connections to Boston In 2011, Vermont adopted a Comprehensive Energy Plan, which set a goal of increasing passenger rail trips to 400,000 annually by 2030. In FY 2019, only 78,000 passengers used Amtrak in Vermont, down from a recent peak of over 107,000 in 2014. The …
Making Peace With the River: Prevention, Floodproofing, and …
WEBSep 5, 2023 · Mike Kline knows rivers and how they flood. The former rivers program manager for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Kline has many of the same questions and maybe even the beginning of a few answers formed by years of experience in river science.
Two Bridges in the Heart of Montpelier
WEBJan 24, 2024 · The Rialto Bridge, built in 1916, is the older of the two structures. It is located at one of the earliest river crossings in Montpelier. Sarah Watrous’s 1821 woodcut illustration of the village of Montpelier shows two bridges: a long bridge crossing the Winooski River at Main Street and another bridge a short distance up the North Branch ...
The Meander in the New RR Track is not Forever
WEBJ. Gregory Gerdel. -. May 30, 2021. by J. Gregory Gerdel With RR signals in place on Barre Street and a temporary tie-in installed across Route 2, granite-laden trains will again be rumbling through Montpelier, multiple days a week, according to Vermont Rail Systems Vice President Seldon Houghton. Last summer tracks were installed on a long ...