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Regional planners tell House Transportation Committee flood repairs outpace town budgets; inventories speed reimbursement
Summary
Central Vermont planners told the House Transportation Committee that post‑flood road, culvert and bridge damage has left towns with multi‑million dollar repair needs and urged easier access to VTrans and federal grant programs; inventories, they said, help prioritize projects and support FEMA reimbursement claims.
Christian Meyer, executive director of the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, told the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 that many towns in his region are managing significant highway damage from recent flooding and lack the capital to keep up with repairs.
"Everyone wants to know when the dump trucks full of money are coming to their town," Meyer said, describing a widespread expectation that state or federal aid will cover major repairs. He told the committee that Middlesex faced about $2,000,000 in road damage after the 2023–24…
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