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Vermont transportation chief touts bridge, rail and EV charging gains, cites FEMA settlement for central-garage rebuild
Summary
Secretary Joe Flynn told the Senate Transportation Committee the Agency of Transportation finished 29 rail bridge projects last year, obligated $21 million in NEVI funds for EV chargers, and reached a FEMA settlement that covers most of a planned central-garage rebuild; the agency expects to sign construction contracts within days.
Secretary Joe Flynn told the Senate Transportation Committee on January 13 that the Agency of Transportation has delivered a string of infrastructure accomplishments, from major bridge work to rail and electric vehicle charging stations, and is poised to begin construction on a FEMA‑assisted central garage rebuild.
"We moved the payment... 29 bridge projects were finished were done started and finished last year," Flynn said in his opening remarks, noting rapid progress on rail bridges and improvements in overall bridge condition. Flynn said the agency now has most of its rail bridges at national condition standards, a marked improvement from roughly a decade…
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