Rutland Railyard Improvement Project
Environmental Assessment

Comments must be received by extended date of Friday January 29, 2010

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Rutland Redevelopment Authority (RRA) have prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed improvement and reconfiguration of the Rutland Railyard and related improvements in Rutland, Vermont. Improvement of the Rutland Railyard would involve reconfiguration of existing track, construction of new track and facilities, reconfiguration of highway/rail crossings, development of previously undeveloped land, and some taking and re-development of existing property. Benefits from the proposed project would include improved railyard capacity, improved railyard safety and reduced highway and pedestrian crossing impacts, and improved railyard infrastructure and operating efficiency. In addition, the project has the potential to provide increased economic development by improving access to the City of Rutland downtown, existing rail customers, and sites for future rail-based development.

The assessment can be found below. All files are in PDF format.

Railyard EA Extension Letter - (39.1 KB)

Full Report - (24.3 MB)

Appendix A - Aerial Overlays - (41.5MB)

Appendix B - Form NRCS-AD-1006 Farmland Conversion Impact - (261KB)

Appendix C - Historic Resources - (15.8MB)

Appendix D - Archeological Resources - (446KB)

Appendix E - Traffic Impact Study - (59MB)

Appendix F - Air Quality Technical Memorandum - (3MB)

Appendix G - Noise and Vibration Analyses Technical Memorandum - (13MB)

Appendix H - Known Uncontrolled Petroleum and Hazardous Waste Technical Memorandum - (477KB)

Appendix I - Drainage and Stormwater Technical Memorandum - (2.5MB)