Four bridges along Vermont Routes 100 and 100A in the towns of Plymouth and Bridgewater are slated for replacement or reconstruction over the course of the next three construction seasons, which typically extend from May through October each year. The bridges were all heavily damaged in the catastrophic flooding that struck Vermont on July 10-11, 2023. Some of the heaviest rainfall in the state during the massive storm fell on Plymouth, which was inundated with up to nine inches of rain in a 36-hour period.
Work on the first of the three bridges to be replaced or repaired in Plymouth, a concrete slab structure over Pinney Hollow Brook along Route 100A, will commence in late June. The 31-foot-long bridge, which is located approximately three miles southwest of the intersection with U.S. Route 4 and 3.7 miles north of Vermont Route 100, will be fully replaced, requiring its closure for an estimated 45 days from June 23 through Aug. 25 this summer. Traffic will be detoured to Route 100 throughout the bridge rebuilding process. A contract for the rebuilding effort was awarded in February to Cold River Bridges of Walpole, N.H., at an estimated cost of $4,151,000.
On Mya 19, representatives from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (TRANS) will hold a public presentation before the Town of Plymouth Selectboard to share information on the short- and long-term construction schedules and traffic impacts for all four pending bridge projects. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Plymouth Town Hall. Interested parties may also attend the selectboard meeting via Zoom.
For more on this, please see our May 15 edition of the Vermont Standard.
