2020 Update #16

Awaiting Developments

I hope the weekly update finds you well and adjusting to the new normal of our daily lives.

Wearing a mask and glove to the P.O. to mail Easter packages out to the family earlier this week felt awkward and strange. But if that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes.

On the project front, the Secretary of Transportation’s temporary suspension of construction projects in Vermont remains in effect until April 15.

As I mentioned last week, following the construction shutdown on March 25, Town officials have been in daily discussion with VTrans and its project partners about how and when the Middlebury project can restart.

The Agency of Transportation continues to communicate the critical nature of this project to State officials and to evaluate the risks associated with restarting construction in Middlebury but doesn't yet know when work can resume.

I’ll keep you fully up to date as this process unfolds and as decisions get made.

That’s all for today. See you soon.

Please keep your comments and questions coming. Send me an email at jgish@townofmiddlebury.org and I’ll try to cover it in my next update.