Route 15 Corridor Plan

Alternative Analysis Phase 1A

The Burlington-Essex Corridor Alternative Analysis Phase 1A Report recommended a multi-modal solution that included commuter rail, feeder bus service, and intersection improvements on Route 15 that was accepted by the CCMPO Board on September 26, 2001. The CCMPO Board formally approved the addition of the Route 15 Corridor Improvement Plan to the Chittenden County Long-Range Transportation Plan on March 20, 2002. The corridor plan serves as an “umbrella” for a number of proposed improvements within the Route 15 corridor and includes the Burlington-Essex Rail Project, along with highway and bike path improvements among others. The region is in the process of scoping ”complimentary improvements” as part of the multi-modal recommendation for the Route 15 Corridor. These scoping projects: signal optimization, intersection improvements bike/pedestrian paths to the to the stations, and transit-oriented development planning are not subject to this Environmental Assessment. However, it is anticipated that these projects will proceed on parallel tracks to be constructed within a similar time frame. Separate planning and environmental efforts will be undertaken for these other projects.