Amtrak Rail Platform Update, Closing Out January The Highlights Public information meeting on the Amtrak Rail Platform Winter work update Wednesday night I attended a public information meeting on the Amtrak Rail Platform scheduled to be built downtown in Fall 2020/Spring 2021. This project is separate from the downtown bridge and rail project—it’s being managed locally by Middlebury’s Director of Planning & Zoning, Jen Murray—but clearly there’s a lot of overlap. Once our do

Winter Work, Summer Parking The Highlights Downtown parking during summer construction Preparations underway at Fifield Farm Last week we talked about The Shuttlebury, a continuous loop shuttle that will connect Marble Works to Main Street during this summer’s construction. This week I’d like to give you a brief overview of parking in the central downtown area during the 10-week shutdown of Main Street scheduled for May 27 – August 5. Post Office. We all still need to get to

The Challenges of Winter Work, Introducing The Shuttlebury Highlights A quiet week in the rail corridor A downtown shuttle to help with summer construction Your Weekly Construction Update Balky equipment and the return of winter weather combined to slow progress on construction activity in the rail corridor this week. The crane ECI is using to install sheet piles on either side of the rail line in the Marble Works ran into mechanical issues late last week, bringing work on th

Winter Work Continues, Looking Ahead to Summer Highlights Key dates for your 2020 calendar Maine wraps up, ECI ramps up Now that 2020 has arrived, I thought I would begin this week’s update with a recap of the key construction dates that will mark our summer. Monday, May 4 – Thursday, May 21 Merchants Row is closed to thru traffic and the temporary bridge removed. Parking impacted in both the upper and lower stretches of Merchants Row. The Battell driveway is closed. Access

Back To Work The Highlights Maine D&B working this weekend Running down the winter work schedule I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your time during the holidays, whether you were celebrating with family and friends or just taking advantage of some quiet downtime as the year drew to a close. This year promises to be a momentous one for our downtown. I’ll be keeping you up to date every step of the way. And if you’re in the business of making New Year’s resolutions, I would encou