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Welcome to the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s website dedicated to the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the federal stimulus
package. Vermont
will receive some $125 million in highway and bridge money, as well as an
additional $5.6 million in public transportation funding. The Vermont Agency of
Transportation also received a $6.2 million competitive stimulus grant from the
Federal Aviation Administration for safety improvements to the
Knapp Airport
in Berlin.
VTrans this fall also plans to apply for competitive “stimulus” grants in the
areas of rail and roadway.
All of Vermont’s
$125 million in dedicated highway and bridge stimulus money has been targeted,
and plans are underway to use this money to construct 76 transportation
projects. To ensure all the money is used, VTrans has “budgeted” $130 million
worth of projects because early indications are that stimulus construction bids
are coming in slightly under estimate. Financial adjustments will be made in
Fiscal Year 2011 to properly balance spending.
VTrans $130 million plan, which was approved by the Vermont Legislature, calls
for 48 percent of Vermont’s dedicated stimulus money to be spent on projects in
“economically depressed” areas, as defined by federal economic and employment
data. Also, of the 76 identified stimulus projects, 48 of them – representing 63
percent of all bridge and roadway projects – will rehabilitate, repair or
construct municipally owned transportation infrastructure. A breakdown of
Vermont’s transportation projects
are as follows:
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VTrans ARRA Projects
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Amount
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Percent of $
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Number of Projects
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Percent of Projects
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Total ARRA
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$130,482,217
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76
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Economically Depressed
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Econ Depressed
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$63,194,843
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48%
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40
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53%
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Non Econ Depressed
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$67,287,373
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52%
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36
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47%
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$130,482,217
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100%
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76
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100%
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Local & State Projects
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State Projects
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$97,791,106
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75%
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28
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37%
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Municipal Projects
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$32,691,110
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25%
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48
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63%
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$130,482,217
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100%
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76
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100%
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Projects by Program
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Bike/Pedestrian
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$1,246,694
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1%
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2
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3%
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Bridge Maintenance
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$2,400,000
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2%
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1
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1%
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Enhancement
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$1,055,818
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1%
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8
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11%
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Interstate
Bridge
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$9,301,016
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7%
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2
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3%
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Paving*
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$89,345,299
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68%
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28
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37%
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Paving (Town Grants)
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$4,972,718
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4%
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10
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13%
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Roadway
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$2,672,295
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2%
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2
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3%
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State
Bridge
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$5,874,228
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5%
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3
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4%
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Town
Bridge
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$13,614,149
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10%
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20
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26%
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$130,482,217
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100%
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76
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100%
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* Paving includes seven Class-1 TH of
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$9,629,437
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This website is updated regularly to include information about individual projects as that
information becomes available. Users are encouraged to check back regularly for updates.
Project Financial Information
Background and ARRA Eligibility in Vermont
VTrans’ ARRA Project List
Description of VTrans’ ARRA Projects
Map of ARRA Transportation Projects in Vermont
Other ARRA Reports and Information
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