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VTrans, consultants outline $3M signal project for East Allen–East Spring; city may fund sidewalk
Summary
Vermont Agency of Transportation and consultants presented a federally funded plan to add traffic signals and pedestrian/bike improvements at the East Allen Street–East Spring Street intersection; city would consider a $300,000–$500,000 south‑side sidewalk extension as a locally funded add‑on during the next budget cycle.
Winooski City Council heard a project overview June 2 for signalizing the East Allen Street–East Spring Street intersection and for closing a sidewalk gap on East Spring Street between Russell Street and East Allen Street.
The project team said the intersection—on Vermont 15 at Hood Street and the New England Central Railroad crossing—was identified in prior corridor studies and in detour planning for the Burlington–Winooski Bridge. Steve Spear, consultant project manager at HNTB, said the concept includes traffic signals tied to an active rail‑warning system, concrete rail panels at the roadway, protected left‑turns, new crosswalks and bike‑lane work. “We’re looking at a conceptual cost range of 3,000,000 to 3 and a half million” for the intersection, Spear said. He added that the signal work is currently planned to be 100% federally funded, while a separate sidewalk extension…
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