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VTrans unveils draft Vermont Multimodal Roadway Guidance, targets July 2026 completion
Summary
Vermont Agency of Transportation officials presented a draft Vermont Multimodal Roadway Guidance—an update to 1997 state design standards focused on context‑based design, a menu of options for designers, and stakeholder engagement—with a draft submitted Jan. 2026 and a target for completion in July 2026.
Matthew Arancio, regional planning manager for the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), told the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 20 that the agency has completed a draft Vermont Multimodal Roadway Guidance to update state design standards last comprehensively revised in 1997.
Arancio said the guidance emphasizes context-based design: planning and design choices should reflect adjacent land use, safety, capacity and modal focus so that designers can choose from a menu of options rather than follow a single prescriptive standard. The work was…
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