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Hartland Selectboard backs H15 rehabilitation for Willard Covered Bridge and approves detour route
Summary
The Selectboard voted unanimously to advise VTrans to rehabilitate the Willard Covered Bridge to an H15 load rating (alternative four) and to use the existing winter detour route (Mill St → Quarry Rd → Route 5) for project traffic during construction.
The Hartland Selectboard voted on June 8 to advise the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) to rehabilitate the Willard Covered Bridge to an H15 load rating (alternative four) and approved the detour route to be used during construction.
Chair Phil Hobbie summarized two options presented in early May that weighed different load ratings, detour routing and cost‑sharing arrangements. Selectboard member Jim Rielly moved that the board advise VTrans to pursue rehabilitation to an H15 load rating (alternative four); Clyde Jenne seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The board also approved using the detour route currently used in winter: from Mill Street up to Quarry Road and out onto Route 5, a motion made by Tom Kennedy and seconded by Jim Rielly.
Board members noted the discussion addressed weight ratings and how they affect allowable vehicle types and potential cost shares with VTrans, though the minutes do not list dollar estimates or a final construction schedule. VTrans will be the lead on engineering, permitting and implementation; the Selectboard's motions convey local preferences on rating and routing.
