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, April 6th through Saturday night, April 12th.
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: April 9th to 16th: VT Route 30 will be closed for up to a seven-day period. The design build team has timed this closure to coincide with the winding down of the winter ski season and with the thawing of the West River. The river elevation has stabilized. The closure is now scheduled to begin Wednesday night, April 9th and will be complete by the afternoon of Wednesday, April 16th. Actual closure dates and start time will be confirmed to stakeholders a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the closure, after 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.
Upper Dummerston Road
No project impacts to Upper Dummerston Road are anticipated for the week of April 6th , although local traffic is likely to increase on Upper Dummerston Road when VT Route 30 is closed.
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 West River Trail are should seek out alternative access points to the West River Trail or 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
The southbound bridge over the West River has been removed. No impacts to recreation boaters are anticipated for the week of April 6th.
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Cindy Cook
Principal, Adamant Accord, Inc.
Past Vice President, Association for Conflict Resolution
PO Box 2
Adamant, VT 05640
ccook@adamantaccord.com
www.adamantaccord.com
Office: 802-223-1330
Cell: 802-272-2829
