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Vergennes truck-traffic study: policy committee recommends two western bypass alternatives for NEPA review
Summary
A multi-year planning study narrowed about 17 alternatives to five and the policy committee recommended two western-route bypasses be advanced to NEPA review; the commission expects a final report and a public meeting in Vergennes in coming months.
A regional planning study aimed at reducing heavy truck traffic through downtown Vergennes has been narrowed to a small set of alternatives, and the policy committee has recommended that Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) advance two western-route options into the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process.
The planning-and-environmental-linkages (PEL) study considered roughly 17 initial alternatives and narrowed them to five. The finalists included two western-route bypasses, an eastern…
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