Rebuilding of Downtown Reaches Key Milestone The Highlights All tunnel pieces in place by week’s end Night shift to set precast u-walls on north end of project starting Monday Temporary impacts on night-time traffic on Seymour Street coming up Downtown construction has progressed rapidly since a crowd gathered midday last Friday to watch the 300-ton crane lift and set the first piece of Middlebury’s new rail tunnel. Over the weekend 50-plus bottom u-wall pieces were set in pl

Construction of Downtown Tunnel Begins Friday The Highlights Excavation of rail corridor nearing an end Construction of downtown tunnel to highlight next three weeks Parking on South Main Street temporarily coned off We’ve gotten so used to the state of construction downtown in and around the rail corridor during the past three years that it’s eye-opening to see the rapid transformation now taking place during the first 10 days of the shutdown of Main Street. If you have an o

10-Week Closure of Main Street Gets Underway The Highlights Main Street temporary bridge now gone Construction of downtown tunnel begins next week Left-hand turn from South Pleasant Street onto Cross Street temporarily eliminated Right on schedule, the 10-week closure of Main Street and the downtown rail corridor got underway Monday morning at 7 AM. Despite the challenge of shutting down a major Middlebury thoroughfare, traffic seemed to be moving well throughout the week. Ov

10-Week Closure of Main Street Begins Monday The Highlights Following up on Wednesday’s Public Meeting What’s happening Week 1 Eat Local, Win Money Wednesday night, on the eve of the main phase of Middlebury’s Downtown Rail & Bridge Project, VTrans, VHB and Kubricky held the latest in a series of public meetings that have marked the history of this project. Some 50-plus members of the community attended Wednesday's virtual Zoom webinar while many others watched MCTV’s live st

Where to Park Downtown Starting Next Week The Highlights Where to park during the 10-week closure of Main Street Temporary suspension of parking on South Main Street late July – early August In the past two days we’ve talked about getting around downtown on foot and on our local roads. Today we’ll complete our look ahead to this summer’s construction with a rundown of where to park downtown during the 10-week closure of Main Street. You can get a bird’s-eye view of all your

What Motorists Can Expect Starting Next Week The Highlights How the 10-week closure of Main Street will impact motorists and bicyclists Final Reminder to attend Virtual Public Meeting Wednesday, July 8, at 7 PM Before we look at getting around downtown by car, truck, or bicycle during the next 10 weeks, I wanted to follow up briefly on yesterday’s review of pedestrian impacts. To help you visualize getting around town this summer, we’ve created a “mobility map” that illustrat

What Pedestrians Can Expect Starting Next Week The Highlights How the 10-week closure of Main Street will impact sidewalk travel Introducing The Shuttlebury, a free continuous-loop downtown shuttle service Temporary lane closure on Main Street to install water line starts Tuesday, July 7 With the 10-week closure of Main Street to thru traffic scheduled to get underway on Monday, July 13, I thought we could spend this week briefly reviewing the impact of this phase of construc

300-Ton Crane’s Arrival Downtown Signals Start of Main Event The Highlights 10-Week Closure of Main Street begins Monday, July 13 Virtual Public Meeting scheduled for 7 PM Wednesday, July 8 Temporary lane closure next week on Main Street to install water line Middle Seymour Street detour back in place next Monday and Tuesday Early Monday afternoon a small fleet of flatbed trucks arrived in Triangle Park carrying the component parts of the 300-ton crane that now sits in the ce