Route 9

Wilmington inches closer to sewer line expansion

WILMINGTON - At their meeting on Monday, February 20, the Wilmington Selectboard discussed the Route 9 water and sewer expansion project and approved a contract to purchase flower barrels, planters, and flowers for the town.
The selectboard also approved a one-year contract to Home Grown...

Construction dust causing headaches for car owners, car wash operators

WILMINGTON - Those who have traveled east in the past month or so have likely clocked new road conditions, thanks to an ongoing Route 9 reconstruction project. From Marlboro to Brattleboro, the pavement is gone. Route 9, regarded by many as one of the more challenging highways in the region, has...

Photo by Vicky Capitani

Early season snow

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Snow blanketed much of the high country in the area Saturday afternoon and caused Route 9 between Wilmington and Bennington to be closed for an hour. By Sunday, the road was open.

The culvert hit by Richard Blevins on Saturday morning. Photo courtesy of Richard Blevins

Popped tires, bent rims on highway

MARLBORO - Pavement removed to repair culverts as part of a two-year-long resurfacing project on Route 9 caused damage to numerous cars on Saturday. Motorists who endured damage can file claims with the contractor’s insurance company. Meanwhile, the Agency of Transportation says the road will be...

Vermont Route 9, looking east. Photo courtesy of VTrans.

Roadwork begins on Route 9

WILMINGTON - Anyone traveling from Wilmington to points east via Route 9 should plan for some delays for the foreseeable future — and beyond. Roadwork that began this week has an estimated completion date of 2023.
Work commenced Tuesday with traffic relegated to one lane for a large...

Town to keep Green Mountain Beach closed

By Mike Eldred
WILMINGTON- Wilmington will not open Green Mountain Beach on Lake Raponda, but selectboard members left open the possibility of revisiting the question if the state’s COVID-19 guidance changes.
Wilmington resident Meg Streeter requested that the board open the beach,...

The bi-town committee is frustrated that it can’t get the state’s attention to approve signs similar to this, to keep visitors off back roads. File photo

Group still trying to get state to approve signs

WILMINGTON - At a meeting of the Bi-town Economic Development Committee on Thursday, March 5, committee members reviewed a presentation about a $100,000 bi-town marketing campaign funded by Wilmington and Dover. The bi-town marketing committee intends to ask the towns’ boards for a re-up on that...

Things that go bump in the night

Car crashes into historic building
WILMINGTON- Bob Pelosi and Jim Follet both awoke to a loud crash that shook their house in the early morning hours of Monday, September 9.
“We were both sound asleep,” Pelosi says. “I was asleep downstairs in a reclining chair,...

Summer roadwork underway

WILMINGTON- State and municipal highway departments have a number of projects planned in Wilmington this season, including at least one emergency repair.
This spring, a section of the eastbound lane of Route 9 west of Wilmington Village began to sink, crack, and slide toward the Deerfield...

State highway honcho says road repairs multi-year job

Route 9 safety bigger concern than potholes WILMINGTON- Secretary of transportation Joe Flynn and several VTrans officials met with residents, legislators, and town officials on Monday to address concerns about road conditions in the area. Officials said there are plans to...