Vermont's Western Corridor Transportation Management Plan

The Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) acting as project manager for the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, the Addison County Regional Planning Commission, the Bennington County Regional Commission, the Northwest Regional Planning Commission and the Rutland Regional Planning Commission is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services to conduct a Multimodal Transportation Corridor Management Plan for Western Vermont.

An earmark provision in SAFETEA-LU (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users-Section 1934) provided funds for "Vermont Western Corridor Rail Improvements, ABRB&E." Development of a multimodal Corridor Management Plan for western Vermont was deemed necessary by VTrans and its regional partners, to determine the most effective ways to improve the infrastructure and operations of the transportation system-highway and rail- in western Vermont over the next 20 years thus improving the economic opportunities of the region. VTrans and the Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) along this corridor requested that the CCMPO act as the overall project manager for this plan with the RPCs providing guidance and support as well as participating in the public outreach at their respective regions.

Studies related to the Western Corridor are available here. More will be posted as they become available.