rail bridges project
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Top 10 of 2021: Middlebury wraps up 4 years of ‘big dig’ rail project
Those who reside, shop, work and travel through downtown Middlebury celebrated the completion of a complex, $72 million rail tunnel project in 2021, a massive undertaking that spanned…
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Middlebury rail project comes in on budget
The approximately four-year makeover of Middlebury’s twin downtown rail bridges into a 360-foot-long tunnel stayed within the forecasted $72 million construction budget, Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) officials…
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Middlebury rail project teams get safety awards
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Bridge & Rail Project Team were recently the recipients of the The Vermont Highway Safety Alliance Highway Safety Engineering Achievement Award. In Summer 2017,…
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Event marks end (nearly) of big dig
MIDDLEBURY — It is, comparatively speaking, a virtual postage stamp within the context of the town of Middlebury’s overall 39.2 square miles.Though tiny in size, Lazarus Park on…
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Middlebury rail platform nearing completion
MIDDLEBURY — Construction on Middlebury’s new rail platform off Middle Seymour Street is expected to wrap by Aug. 31, in anticipation of Amtrak passenger train service to Burlington…
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Middlebury tunnel project nears finish
MIDDLEBURY — After more than five years of planning and construction, Middlebury residents can finally see a light at the end of the downtown tunnel project. Construction workers…
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Middlebury’s downtown reopens
MIDDLEBURY — More than four years of planning, dozens of often contentious meetings, a 10-week burst of around-the-clock construction and $72 million in state and federal funding all…
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Editorial: Looking good, Middlebury, but we need more spark
With camera phones rolling, hundreds of area residents lined the streets as ribbons were cut at the reopening of Middlebury’s Main Street and Merchants Row last Friday and…
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Letter to the editor: Middlebury makes strides
Now that we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of the Middlebury railway project, I am reflecting back on the excellent customer service, hard…
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Video: The ceremonial first train
On Friday morning, a ceremonial first train took the inaugural journey through the brand-new rail tunnel in Middlebury, marking the end of the 10-week shutdown of downtown. The…
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Ceremonial rail tunnel opening on Sept. 18
MIDDLEBURY — The town of Middlebury, the Vermont Agency of Transportation and Kubricky Construction are organizing a socially-distanced ceremonial opening of the new downtown Middlebury rail tunnel, set…
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What’s under the shire town?
MIDDLEBURY — The massive railroad tunnel construction project in the downtown has dug deep into Middlebury’s bedrock, exposing a deep-seated geology that most of us rarely — if…
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Letter to the editor: Tunnel crew gives thanks
On behalf of the Middlebury Bridge & Rail Project team, I want to thank the National Bank of Middlebury and the Middlebury community in general for its cooperation…
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Rail tunnel tour reveals epic concrete landscape
MIDDLEBURY — There was a time in my 20s when I dreamed of reporting to work in a war zone wearing a helmet and flak jacket emblazoned with…
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Bank treats Middlebury bridge workers to lunch
MIDDLEBURY — National Bank of Middlebury thanked and celebrated the Middlebury Bridge and Rail Project crew with a hot dog lunch on Tuesday, Aug. 25. More than 60…
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Middlebury shops tough it out
MIDDLEBURY — Downtown Middlebury is taking some uppercuts during its summer-long battle with a once-in-a-lifetime construction project. But those on the front lines — the downtown merchants, residents…