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Agency of Transportation official: inflation is reducing how much bridge deck we can open under town highway budget
Summary
Jonathan, the Agency of Transportation’s Structures Program Manager, told the Senate Transportation committee that inflation and more-expensive bridge work have reduced square footage of bridge deck the state can open for a given dollar amount. He outlined funding splits, listed major town-bridge projects, and described a $70 million Burlington–Winooski design‑build planned for FY28–29.
The Senate Transportation committee heard on March 24 from Jonathan, the Agency of Transportation’s Structures Program Manager, that inflation and changes in the type of bridge work are shrinking how much bridge deck the department can open with available funding. Jonathan presented graphs showing square feet of bridge deck opened (green bars) and funding levels (yellow line), and said, “the deck area is going down.”
The presentation focused on the town highway bridge budget, where staff told the committee 37 projects are funded this cycle, 16 are in construction, and the program total is $30.3 million — about $7.5 million less than the prior fiscal year. Funding splits for the package were presented as roughly $24.5 million federal, $1.5 million local town shares, and $2.6 million in TIP funds.
Jonathan highlighted several specific FY27 project allocations: $5.6 million for design and right‑of‑way on the Burlington–Winooski Bridge, $4.5 million to replace Bridge 60 on Vermont Route 12 in Northfield, $4.5 million to rehabilitate the Poultney truss bridge on Route 31, $3.1 million for Bridge 6 on…
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