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Construction is underway on a walk-bike bridge over I-89 at Exit 14

If you walk Williston Road over I-89, you know the stretch: traffic barreling on and off the Exit 14 ramps and, with winter's short, dark days around the corner, less visibility.

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2028when the South Burlington Walk-Bike Bridge is to be completed

Construction began in late July, and the city will maintain the bridge year-round once it's done.

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    Operation Clean Sweep is underway in Burlington, and Public Works Director Chapin Spencer says the city typically collects around 800 yards of leaves and organic matter, nearly 100 dump truck loads. That keeps phosphorus out of Lake Champlain, which fuels cyanobacteria blooms in the warmer seasons.

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  • WinooskiThe Sugar House Hotel off Abenaki Way is officially accepting visitors and advertises itself as Marriott's first 100 percent sustainable hotel in the world, and Manager Arnold Vainqueur points to rooftop solar panels and geothermal heat pumps.

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Daily Burlingtonto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Walk-bike bridge construction is underway over I-89 at Exit 14

Plus, CVU falls short in the D-I final and UVM women's hoops sinks a record 17 threes.

The TLDR

  1. A walk-bike bridge over I-89 is under construction
  2. Champlain Valley falls short in the D-I boys' soccer final
  3. Burlington asks for input on PlanBTV2050
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