By Brett Yates Next month, the Rutland Regional Planning Commission will undertake a series of traffic engineering studies in Chittenden to facilitate potential changes to local speed limits. In January, the Chittenden Select Board revealed that the town could not […]
Tag: Vermont Agency of Transportation
Featured, Local News, State News
Train safety awareness at forefront after two close-calls
By Katy Savage After two near-tragedies on the same day, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is reminding people to stay off of train tracks. Toni Clithero, the state operation coordinator of Operation Lifesaver of Vermont, Inc. at VTrans, said […]
Local News
Pittsfield sand shed grant comes up short
By Brett Yates Pittsfield has won a grant from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) that could help pay for a new storage shed for winter road sand, but the grant wasn’t for as much as hoped for. If the […]
Local News
Elementary students to “Name a Plow”
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is inviting Vermont elementary schools to name the state’s big orange snowplows. “Many of us saw the news coverage that went viral last year about the tradition in Scotland of naming their snowplows. While […]
Local News, News Briefs
Updated Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport master plan will influence future plans
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has completed a draft of the Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport’s Master Plan Update (MPU) to account for changes that have taken place at the airport and in the aviation industry. The master plan will be […]
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Amtrak is back
Crowds gather in Rutland and Castleton to celebrate reopening By Polly Mikula At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 19, the James M. Jeffords Station in downtown Rutland was packed with passengers eager to board the Ethan Allen Express for the first […]
Killington, Local News
Killington Select Board approves reimbursing state, closes out Irene debts after nearly 10 years
By Curt Peterson On June 1 the Killington Select Board unanimously approved reimbursing the Vermont Agency of Transportation for $51,753, costs of repairing a stream crossing on Stage Road damaged by Tropical Storm Irene Aug. 28, 2011, almost 10 years […]
State News
Vermont receives federal designation for alternative fuel corridors
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) has received federal designation of three highways as alternative fuel corridors, which will further solidify and support Vermont’s efforts to decarbonize its transportation system and accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Earlier this month, the Federal […]
Local News, State News
Amtrak to resume service July 19
Amtrak and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) announced Tuesday, May 18, that tickets are now available for purchase on their state-supported train services for travel beginning on Monday, July 19. This includes the Vermonter, which provides daily service between St. […]
State News
AOT takes action to protect the monarch butterfly
In recognition of Earth Day, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT), Thursday, April 22, announced that it has joined the effort to protect the monarch butterfly by enrolling highway right-of-way lands throughout the state in a voluntary nationwide conservation program. […]