Vermont Agency of Transportation - Tue September 08, 2020
Vermont AOT Announces 2021 Grant Program for Highway, Stormwater Mitigation
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) has announced a funding opportunity to provide financial assistance to municipalities in an ongoing effort to improve the quality of water statewide. The state's Municipal Highway and Stormwater Mitigation Program funds grants only to companies with a transportation link....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu August 27, 2020
Light at End of Tunnel: Rail Work in Middlebury, Vt., Undergoes Upgrades
The 10-week construction schedule that began July 13 and will conclude in late September will erect a 360-ft. rail tunnel in Middlebury, Vt., that will replace two deteriorating bridges and support 3,550 linear ft....
Vermont Business Magazine - Tue August 18, 2020
Vermont's Lamoille Rail Trail Gets Full $14M Funding, With 2022 Finish
Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) announced Aug. 12 that the state legislature has approved funding to accelerate the completion of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT)....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu August 13, 2020
Roundabouts, Sidewalk Job in Hartford, Vt., Finally Under Way
The construction of two roundabouts in Hartford, Vt., that will create safer driving and sidewalk access for pedestrians began on June 29 and will progress in seven phases that will be completed in October 2021....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon August 10, 2020
Isaias Pummeled Infrastructure in Mid-Atlantic, New England States
Although only rated as a Category 1 hurricane, Isaias was still a deadly and destructive storm after it made landfall in the United States along the southeast coast of North Carolina on Aug. 3. From there, the storm weakened into a Tropical Storm, but still had enough punch left to inflict significant damage as it roared up the East Coast into the Northeast and New England, bringing with it heavy rains and flooding, and power outages affecting millions and destruction from high winds....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 18, 2020
'Tip of the Iceberg' Project Includes $10M Terminal Integration Upgrade
These are busy days at the Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont with numerous projects under way — finishing up or about to begin. The latter includes a $10 million Terminal Integration Project, known by its acronym TIP....
Barko - Mon May 18, 2020
Barko Hydraulics Welcomes Heavy Machines Inc. as New Dealer
Barko Hydraulics (Barko) announced the addition of Heavy Machines Inc. (Heavy Machines) as the new Barko forestry equipment dealer of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. As a diversified equipment distributor serving several regions throughout the United States, Heavy Machines has two branch locations in Maine, located in Portland and Skowhegan, to serve customers in the northeastern United States....
Sara Lawrence - CEG Correspondent - Wed April 08, 2020
Cianbro Leads North Hero-Grand Isle Drawbridge Project
When the state of Vermont received the go-ahead to begin discussing the logistics of replacing Bridge 8 on US 2, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) jumped at the opportunity. The historic bridge, which is the state's only vehicular movable bridge, was originally built in 1953 to carry US 2 over Lake Champlain between the towns of North Hero and Grand Isle....
ABC - Thu February 27, 2020
ABC NH/VT Celebrates 35th Anniversary, New Leadership
The New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) recently announced new board of directors leadership. The board was inducted at the association's annual meeting on Jan....
PC Construction - Thu February 13, 2020
PC Construction Makes $52K Donation to Vermont United Way
The employee-owners of PC Construction announced that the company raised $52,682 for United Way of Northwest Vermont's annual campaign. This year marked PC Construction's 54th annual United Way campaign....
