Main St. & Barre St. Bicycle & Pedestrian Upgrades

About the Project
The Main Street and Barre Street intersection is a busy place.
In 2018, the City of Montpelier initiated this scoping study to inventory, analyze and propose improvements to bicycle and pedestrian safety on Main Street between Memorial Drive and Spring Street; and on Barre Street between Main Street and the Montpelier Recreation Center, which coincides with the current eastern terminus of the Montpelier Bike Path (Figures 1 and 2). The City of Montpelier applied for and received funding through the Vermont Bike Pedestrian Grant Program from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) for the Montpelier Main and Barre Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Scoping Study – STP BP 16(13).

The scoping study outlined short and long-term improvements to the area, including installing a bicycle track (also called a "cycle track") along Barre Street to improve bicycle safety and improve traffic flow.

The comprehensive upgrade will include improvements to the traffic and pedestrian signals, crosswalks, and improvements to the railroad crossing. New traffic signals will be coordinated with the railroad and adjacent traffic signals to efficiently allow cars and pedestrians to navigate the intersection. Completing this project in its totality will take time due to the area's overlapping jurisdictions of local and state transportation features.

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