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After Fire Destroys Town's Snow Plows, It Receives Much-Needed Loaners
A town in Vermont’s Chittenden County is breathing a sigh of relief after help from the state will allow it to clear snow from roadways after a massive fire destroyed its normal plow fleet. “It could be a big blow to the town,” worried Justin Gelinas of Charlotte, who was checking out the damage left by Wednesday night’s fire...
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This Winter, Plowy McPlowface and Obi-Wan KenSNOWbi Will Clear Vt. Roads
Snow plows in the fleet of the Vermont Agency of Transportation visited children at more than 150 schools across the state Wednesday, so the kids could see their school names on the heavy machinery. The plows have been re-named for schools, which are now on the sides of the vehicles — along with creative nicknames for the plows the students…
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Can This Caterpillar Predict How Snowy It Will Be in New England This Winter?
New England has a natural weatherman, and it is a little fuzzier than you might expect. A Vermont Agency of Transportation staff member found a woolly bear caterpillar in one of the state’s airports. According to folk legend, the creature can predict how severe the winter ahead will be. How? Just look at the creature’s stripes. Here’s what the...
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New Planning Aims to End Headaches of Stuck Trucks in Vt. Mountain Pass
Transportation officials in Vermont long vexed by oversized trucks getting stuck in a craggy mountain pass say they are refocusing their energies on finding a solution to the problem. “If the solution was an easy solution, we probably would’ve done it 10 years ago, or longer,” said Josh Schultz of the Vermont Agency of Transportation. At issue is Vermont’s...
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Trucks Getting Stuck on Vt. Road Leave Officials Dumbstruck
Vermont transportation and public safety officials are frustrated with a problem that just won’t seem to go away: trucks too large for a narrow road but try to make the drive anyway, and end up blocking it.
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Powerful Storms, Flooding Severely Damage Vermont Community
The southeastern Vermont town of Putney is expecting repairs to take weeks or even longer following damaging storms Thursday night. Meanwhile, residents are being asked to report flood damage. Two inches of rain fell in many southern Vermont communities. Some, including Putney, tallied 4.5 or 5.5 inches in just a few hours, according to regional weather data. In a post…
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Intense Storms Knock Out Roads in Vermont
In Vermont, some communities are cleaning up after a storm caused major damage.
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Vt. Town Cheers Downtown's Reopening, Awaits Arrival of Passenger Rail Service
An Addison County community on Friday celebrated the reopening of its downtown and the upcoming arrival of an additional travel option that will connect it and other parts of western Vermont to New York City. That future Amtrak passenger service would not have been possible without a massive construction project digging a new train tunnel through Middlebury that’s taken...
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Man Allegedly Throws ‘Large Pickle' Out Window in Vermont, Hurting Worker
A Massachusetts man is likely feeling more sour than sweet after being charged with assault for throwing a pickle out of his car window, hitting a state employee who was working on the road. Vermont State police said Christoph Herrmannsdoerfer of Williamstown, Massachusetts was driving on Route 7 in Pownal on Monday when he threw a large pickle out of…
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Best Fall Foliage in the Universe? Vermont's Claim Draws Banter From Neighbors
A friendly disagreement has emerged between two New England states, following a bold claim from a Vermont official that his state is home to the best fall foliage available on the planet — or anywhere else imaginable, for that matter. “We like to say it’s the ‘world’s best fall foliage,'” said Mike Snyder, the commissioner of the Vermont Department of...
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Rural Vermont/Quebec Link Celebrated at Reopening Ceremony
Officials from both the U.S. and Canada gathered on a one-of-a-kind bridge in Vermont Monday to celebrate its reopening. A bridge first opened on the site in 1918, but was destroyed in the 1927 flood, said Joe Flynn, the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation. That bridge was replaced in 1929, he said, and rebuilt again in 1979.
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‘You've Got a Big Responsibility:' After Crash Closes Highway, Vt. Officials Urge Safety
Transportation and public safety officials in Vermont are pleading with the public to pay full attention while driving, especially on a stretch of Interstate 89 that was forced to close for nearly eight hours early Monday due to a nasty crash.
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Covered Bridge in Vt. Reopens After Large Truck Causes Damage
A Vermont covered bridge that suffered extensive damage when a too-large truck drove across it has been reopened to traffic. The Caledonian-Record reports the Miller’s Run Bridge in Lyndon was reopened on Monday after it was inspected by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. The bridge, which was originally built in 1878, was damaged in May when a box truck crossed...
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Vermont and Federal Officials to Verify Flood Damage
The state of Vermont says it will be working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to verify damage caused by last week’s flooding. Representatives of Vermont Emergency Management and the Vermont Agency of Transportation are expected to meet with FEMA officials Wednesday morning in White River Junction.
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Dense Snow Makes for Tricky Clean-Up Across Vermont
Dense snow made a mess of Vermont roadways Tuesday and knocked out power to tens of thousands of residents and businesses. Snow the consistency of mashed potatoes caked trees and sent them crashing into power lines across Vermont Tuesday, leaving the utility Green Mountain Power and others scrambling to restore electricity to people knocked offline.
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Vermont Police Urge Safe Summer Driving
A significant number of fatal crashes in Vermont involve people not wearing seat belts.
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Snow Fighting Supplies Strained as Another Storm Hits VT
Ahead of another winter wallop, the Vermont Agency of Transportation has just broken a record, secretary Joe Flynn said Wednesday.
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Winter Wallop Brings Vermont Both Headaches and Celebrations
Wednesday’s snowfall made for tricky travel, but a boost for ski resorts