Vermont won more than $3.1 million in Federal Highway Administration competitive grants, including funds to repair the Longley Covered Bridge in Montgomery and the Brown Covered Bridge in Shrewsbury, the congressional delegation announced today.
Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) and Representatve Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the awards. ‘Vermont fared very well in this very competitive round of funding,’they said. ‘These grants will make possible important transportation projects that will put people to work, attract new investments, make our communities more livable, and spur new economic activity in Vermont.’
Of the nearly 1,500 requests submitted nationally, the following projects were selected for funding:
Longely Covered Bridge, Montgomery $850,000
Brown Covered Bridge, Shrewsbury $850,000
Lake Champlain Byway $35,200
Stone Valley Byway (Manchester to Castleton) $81,920
Crossroad of Vermont Byway (West Rutland to Hartford) $10,300
The Shires of Vermont Byway (Pownell to Manchester) $62,224
Maple Street Reconstruction, Weathersfield $631,090
Burlington Traffic Improvement $300,000
St. Albans Lake Street $300,000
For detailed descriptions of each project, clickhere.
Soruce: Congressional delegation, August 2, 2012