By: Aaron Guyette, PE; VHB - aguyette@vhb.com and Josh French; Fort Miller - jfrench@fmgroup.com
The Middlebury Bridge and Rail Project replaces two 100-year-old bridges with a single precast concrete tunnel in downtown Middlebury, VT allowing for increased horizontal and vertical clearances inline with current standards. The five-year construction project culminated with a 10-week accelerated bridge construction period in the summer of 2020 requiring shutdown of the railroad and roadways during this time.