2024-11-12_Project_Roll_Plan_compressed
Conceptual Project Plan. Click to view pdf.

The Federal Street Multimodal Connector project

The Federal Street Multimodal Connector is an exciting project with the purpose of bringing a multitude of improvements to north-south vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic in the City.

Background

For decades the corridor of Lemnah Drive, Allen Street, Catherine/Market Streets and Federal Street has been used as a de facto bypass to Main Street, as well as a primary route for commercial and residential traffic to access the west end of the City.  Nevertheless, this collection of streets was never designed to be the City's second-most important north-south corridor; it just happened that way over time.  There is a need to provide clearer connections, better traffic management and safer routes for pedestrians along the entire corridor.  

Accomplishments So Far 

The City has constructed one phase of this project along the Catherine/Market/Federal Street corridor from Allen St. to Hampton Lane. This phase also included improvements to the Lake/Federal/Catherine/Market intersection. 

What's Next
The City received federal funding in August 2022 to complete the remainder of the project. Planning and engineering is currently underway on on work, which would include:
  1. A traffic signal at South Main Street and the St. Albans State Highway, including a pedestrian phase.
  2. A new street linking South Main Street to the southern end of Lemnah Drive.
  3. Sidewalks and a new bridge on Lemnah Drive.
  4. Improvements to the Lemnah-Allen-Lower Welden Street intersection.
  5. A new sidewalk and shared-use path along Federal Street.
  6. Upgrades to the traffic signal at North Main Street and Lower/Upper Newton Street.

 

With the new federal grant in hand, the City's next steps will be to work with the engineer/design team to assess how many of the project's ultimate goals can be accomplished with available funding in the next phase.  Stay tuned for more updates.
 

For more information, please contact:
Chip Sawyer
Director of Planning & Development
Email
Phone: (802) 524-1500 ext. 259
 
 
Project Documents
Preliminary Plans Highlighting new sidewalks, curb lines, and right-of-way [2.5 mb pdf file]
One-Page Project Conceptual Plan November 2024 [3 mb pdf file]
Finding of No Significant Impact from Federal Environmental Assessment [pdf file]