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USDOT review and rescinded NEVI funding put several Vermont discretionary projects at risk, AOT tells senators
Summary
Vermont Agency of Transportation officials told the Senate Transportation Committee on March 18 that a U.S. Department of Transportation directive to review discretionary awards not yet fully obligated could delay or rescope a set of Vermont projects, and that NEVI electric‑vehicle charging awards have been placed on hold.
Michelle Boomhower, commissioner at the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and other AOT officials briefed the Senate Transportation Committee on March 18 about federal actions affecting discretionary grants and the state’s electric-vehicle charging program.
Boomhower said core formula programs "are intact" at present but that a March 10 memorandum from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (referenced in the briefing as Secretary Duffy in the transcript) directed a review of grants or grant phases that are not fully obligated. AOT said the review looks for specified elements—equity,…
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