The Route 15 Corridor

New development in the works

Significant development projects are now under discussion in the communities along the Corridor. For example, the City of Winooski has a $200 million downtown reconstruction plan underway; the Town of Colchester has three major institutions involved in expansion, the Fletcher Allen Health Care facility at its Fanny Allen campus, St. Michael’s College, and housing at Fort Ethan Allen for the University of Vermont.

The Town of Essex is planning for a substantial size hotel and other future economic development along the Susie Wilson Road and Kellogg Road area; the Village of Essex Junction is now in discussion with developers of the A&P Shopping Center to reconstruct this commercial center along with a hotel and other amenities, and plans are underway for the commercial subdivision of the former Flanders Lumber Company and Central Vermont Railway properties on Park Street.

The common thread among these projects will be the ability to move goods and people to these places of work and living. Another consideration will certainly be the challenge of satisfying the transportation access issues, which will be considered in the Vermont regulatory process.