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SUMMER 2016
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VTrans On The Move
is a quarterly Agency of Transportation newsletter.
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This year to date in Vermont, there have been
129 major crashes resulting in 109 incapacitating injuries and
34 fatalities, a disheartening rise compared to previous years.
Here at VTrans, we work hard to make our roads safe through infrastructure and maintenance improvements. Our partners in enforcement, healthcare, education, and others care deeply about every life lost or changed due to injury. Most of this year's fatalities could have been prevented if every user of our transportation system had made safe decisions.
Please share the following message to encourage everyone to take responsibility for their part in highway safety.
Law enforcement, highway safety advocates, educators, EMS and VTrans staff work tirelessly to ensure Vermont roads are safe for travel.
The majority of this year's fatal crashes could have been avoided by a simple change in behavior. We are requesting Vermonters help by 1) driving sober, 2) slowing down, 3) buckling up and 4) avoiding distractions like illegal cell phone use.
Vermont is a small state. Each death, affects us all; our families, our co-workers, our neighbors and our friends. Please help us keep the roads in Vermont safe by sharing this life saving message. Thank you.
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New VTrans Website
Launches Today
Starting today, the VTrans website gets a new look and structure. We've taken the 18 separate websites of our various programs and brought them together under one roof.
The new site features:
- Mobile-friendly responsive design
- Improved general search function
- Consolidated searchable document library
- Embedded videos
- Customer-focused content
Visit vtrans.vermont.gov
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Report a problem with VTrans Click2Fix - Mobile app available
Have you seen something on the roads you think needs fixing? Now you can show us exactly where it is using VTrans Click2Fix.
Report problems through our website, or download the mobile app. Click2Fix is integrated with SeeClickFix, which is also used by Burlington, South Burlington and Essex Junction. When reporting, be aware that VTrans can only assist with issues on state and federal highways.
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Better Roads Program Update
For nearly 20 years, VTrans has been supporting the Better Back Roads Program. This year, with expanded funding and added eligibility of paved road projects, the program was revamped and renamed to the Better Roads Program. Available funding in 2016 was $2.78 million, and 306 applications were received, totaling $8,392,019 in requests. Awards were made to 193 projects, as noted below:
- Category A, Road Erosion Inventory and Capital Budget Planning
- Category B, Correction of road related erosion and/or stormwater mitigation retrofit
- Category C, Correction of stream bank or slope related erosion problem
- Category D, Structure/Culvert upgrades
Learn more about the Better Roads Program.
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We asked, you answered - Public Opinion Survey results
VTrans recently completed a statewide transportation survey, asking Vermonters about their travel behaviors and satisfaction with various transportation services and infrastructure.
The results show that while most (90%) people regularly rely on a personal automobile, 45% of respondents indicated they walk or ride a bicycle and 30% of respondents utilize public transit with some level of frequency. Commercial air travel is less frequent but widespread with approximately 70% of respondents reporting travel by air annually or less.
A majority of respondents indicated satisfaction with winter highway maintenance (69%), traveler information (62%), DMV services (61%) and the physical conditions of Vermont's highways (61%).
Respondents thought the state could do better on the availability of bike facilities such as bike lanes or improved shoulders and the availability of sidewalks with 42% and 31% respectively expressing dissatisfaction in these areas.
Vermonters do not perceive traffic congestion in Vermont to have a significant impact on their overall quality of life, with 93% reporting no negative effect or a slight/moderate negative effect on their quality of life.
Much more information and detail can be found in the full report.
View Public Opinion Survey Final Report.
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Guiding the FRP pontoons into place for the replacement floating bridge in Brookfield, VT. |
Floating bridge continues to net awards
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