| Project Title: |
BRANDON, VERMONT |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | Brandon is located in western Vermont along the US Route 7 corridor. Route 7 is part of the National Highway System (NHS) and is the main north-south travel corridor in western Vermont, connecting western Massachusetts to the south with Quebec to the north. It passes through Bennington, Rutland, and Middlebury, three of the largest communities in the state, as well as the Burlington metropolitan area, which is the major population center. This corridor has significant amounts of truck traffic, as it is the principal connection for freight transportation between the major communities and the Albany, New York, area. In many areas, limited passing opportunities create long queues of vehicles behind slow-moving trucks. Since the right-of-way for Route 7 dates back to the very earliest days of county road building in the state, it passes directly through most of the town and village centers along the corridor, including Brandon. This condition is aggravated by heavy truck traffic through town transporting ore from a quarry to a processing plant on northern and southern sides of town. This project will pursue the following initiatives designed to address Brandon's problems: - Brandon Route 7 WIM site. Adding a WIM site to the state WIM system will allow Vermont to gather considerable data regarding traffic flows, types, and weights. This in turn will help in further defining the existing problem and developing appropriate ITS solutions. - Regional ATIS. The Rutland Regional Commission will implement a simple Web page with traveller information for the region which includes Brandon. This Web site will enhance intermodal connectivity by providing information regarding schedules and availability of air, rail, and transit services, as well as roadway construction. The Rutland area is served by scheduled air service, Amtrak, and several local transit operators, but there is no central source for information regarding the different modes. Deployment activity was completed in October 2001. Final report closing out the project is anticipated by March 31, 2004. |
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| Project Location: | Brandon, Vermont | |
| Project Partner(s): | Vermont Agency of Transportation; Brandon, VT Selectboard; Rutland Regional Planning Commission; Vermont Division of Travel and Tourism | |
| Project Start Date: | September 1999 | |
| Project End Date: | April 2006 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $296,801 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $593,602 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Larry Dwyer |
FHWA Vermont Division, HTD-VT |
(802) 828-4423 |
Bruce Bender |
Vermont Agency of Transportation |
(802) 828-3984 |