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College Street Waterfont Access Project

This project received Honorable Mention in the 2008/2009 Vermont Public Space Awards: This is an awards program organized to honor Vermont's public spaces. The Vermont Public Space Awards recognizes special exterior or interior spaces, accessible to the public, which have been defined or enriched by design or planning, and to recognize regulations, studies, plans or policies which promote positive, active uses of Vermont's public spaces.

Phase I Construction Underway

The City has begun construction on phase 1 of the College Street Waterfront Access Project improvements. These improvements include new decking at the boathouse, upgrading the paths to the boathouse, sheet pile retaining walls and new sidewalk on Lake Street between Main and College Street. This work will be conducted by Engineers Construction Incorporated and the City's own workforce.

Phase II Construction Contract Awarded to Local Company

S.D. Ireland Brothers Corporation, of Burlington, was awarded the contract for construction of the College Street Improvements Project Phase II. This $2,110,501 contract is a significant investment by the City into the Waterfront infrastructure.

The improvements undertaken in this contract include reconstruction of the Pease parking lot to accommodate tour bus and school bus drop off and pick up, reconstruction of the circle at the bottom of College Street to accommodate public transit, the reconstruction of College Street from Battery Street to the boathouse (including the undergrounding of utilities) to improve pedestrian and vehicle flow, re-grading of the parking area to the rear of the Leahy Center, new parking technology and public rest rooms and information area adjacent to the Pease lot.

Design Plans at 30% and 65%

On October 25, 2007, the Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee of the City Council had a presentation from Resource System Group and City staff on the status of the College Street Waterfront Access Project plans. Click here to view this presentation in a printable PDF format. To open, view and/or print this document, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have a current copy of this free software, you can download it now. If you need this document in an alternative format, please call 865-7144.

The Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee of the City Council reviewed the plans and offered their comments. This committee reviewed the progress of the plans again at 65% complete. Below are selected images of the design plans.

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