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Townshend Select Board signs VTrans mileage certificate and updated road-and-bridge standards
Summary
The board approved the VTrans certificate of highway mileage and signed updated town road-and-bridge standards that incorporate a new guardrail standard, keeping the town eligible for related funding programs.
The Select Board approved a VTrans certificate of highway mileage to certify the town's mileage record to the Vermont transportation agency. A board member moved and the board voted in favor to sign the certificate.
Separately, the board reviewed and signed updated town road-and-bridge standards. Members discussed a new guardrail standard highlighted by Meghan Brunk (VTrans), noting that signing the updated standards does not force the town to replace existing guardrails immediately but makes projects that include guardrail work eligible for funding. One board member described the guardrail standard as a funding-eligibility measure: "If you say yes, there is ability to have funding sources... as you replace guardrails, you meet the standard." The board voted to sign the updated standards during the meeting.
Board members said the updated standards will guide materials and practices for road and culvert work and that staff will follow the standard when preparing future projects and applying for funding.
