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Essex Town officials have renamed the town highway garage and other public works buildings after retired longtime public works director Dennis Lutz. ....
Photo: Aerial rendering of Colchester Exit 16. Courtesy Photo. by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine While the Agency of Transportation s list of highway projects this year is prodigious (see below), the agency does a lot more than replace worn pavement and fix bridges on Vermont s state, federal and interstate roadways. AOT and its many partners also reconfigure city streets, maintain state-owned rail corridors, develop bicycle-pedestrian trails, build sidewalks, and perform an abundance of other infrastructure chores. These other projects, often managed by towns and cities, tend to be more interesting than the usual routine of installing traffic lights and paving over potholes. This year, for example, AOT s work list will include reinforcing the stone underpinnings of the covered bridge that connects Windsor with Cornish, New Hampshire. ....