Brattleboro Bridge Replacement Project Stakeholder Update, Week of March 9

I-91

Northbound I-91 traffic has been relocated onto the southbound bridge. Traffic will remain reduced to one lane in each direction on I-91 until completion of the new bridge in the Fall of 2015.

Weather permitting, night work will be conducted Sunday night, March 9th through Friday Night, March 14th.

Route 30

The speed limit on Route 30 near the work zone has been reduced to 40 mph. This reduction will remain in effect through the Spring of 2016.

Project-related truck activity on Route 30 will continue. Route 30 will be reduced to a single lane intermittently both day and night, with flaggers regulating traffic within the work zone.

ROUTE 30 CLOSURE IN LATE MARCH: VT Route 30 will be closed for up to a six-day period in late March. The actual closure dates will be communicated to stakeholders a minimum of 72 hours in advance, once the team is able to confirm forecasted weather conditions are acceptable for work to proceed. Once the closure begins, no through traffic will be permitted on VT Route 30 through the I-91 right-of-way. We will try to avoid a weekend closure for Route 30.

Upper Dummerston Road

No project impacts to Upper Dummerston Road are anticipated for the week of March 9th.

West River Trail

The trail is closed at the Marina Trailhead and through access will not be permitted from the north. Truck activity on the West River Trail will be increasing heavily throughout the spring and summer. For everyone’s safety, recreational users of the trail are strongly encouraged to use alternative access points to the West River Trail or use one of several other trails available to the community.

Signage at the Marina Trailhead and Rice Farm Road Trailhead will indicate current trail status. In addition, we will keep the project’s website (www.i91brattleborobridge.com) up to date on the current status of the trail. The trail is open from the northern trailhead to a point just north of the bridge construction area. The northern trailhead access location is on Rice Farm Road, about a mile south of the Iron Bridge.

West River

Overhead demolition activities will continue over the next several months on the existing northbound bridge. Workers will monitor the site and ensure that recreational traffic is kept away from overhead activities.

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Cindy Cook
Principal, Adamant Accord, Inc.
Past Vice President, Association for Conflict Resolution
Affiliate, RESOLVE

PO Box 2
Adamant, VT 05640
ccook@adamantaccord.com
www.adamantaccord.com
Office: 802-223-1330
Cell: 802-272-2829

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