Resource Materials
Click on the material category to display each listing. Our materials continue to be reevaluated and these listings will be added to. We recognize that some materials can fit into multiple categories, sometimes we have to make a judgement call regarding where to put something. If you are looking for something and can't find it here, please submit a service request and we will work to gather that information, and then post it on this page. Also, check out our peer resource exchange page.
Materials
Federal law requires the installation of curb ramps or other modifications when a highway project alters a roadway. To learn more about it watch this short video Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements for Resurfacing Projects. =
- Roads and Trees 2013 Workshop Materials
- Vermont Town Road and Bridge Standards (Revised January 2013)
- Complete Streets Information Webpage (from CCRPC)
- Pedestrian Safety Guide for Transit Agencies - FHWA, 2008
- Equipment Replacement Schedules for Municipalities
- List serve inquiry from November 2012, we encourage towns to share their information to enhance the sample represented in this document.
Materials Currently in Development
Sign Regulations, Planning, Management and Traffic
- Sign Replacement Plan Policy Template (developed by VLR)
- Sign Inventory and Maintenance Form
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Practices to Manage Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity
- 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
- Note: PDF version, will take a few minutes to download
- Daily Traffic Control Plan
Highway Infrastructure
- The Basics of a Good Road (Updated 2009)
- Gravel Roads - Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) Manual (2002)
- Asphalt Roads - PASER Manual (2002)
- Update on High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Plastic Culverts
Municipal Assistance
- Setting Speed Limits - A Guide for Vermont Towns (Updated August 2016)
- Vermont AOT Orange Book, Handbook for Local Officials (2017-2019)
- Vermont AOT 2012 Factbook
- Using the State Bid for Municipal Purchases
- Complete Streets - A Guide for Vermont Communities
Environmental Resources and Disaster Recovery Aid
- Mitigating Flood Damage to Vermont Roads (Updated 2011)
- Living in Harmony With Streams: A Citizens Handbook to How Streams Work (2012)
- The Ticks are Out- What you Need to Know About Tick Bites and Lyme Disease (2012)
- Federal Aid Essentials for Public Entities - FHWA Fact Sheet and Website
- Vermont Environmental Guide for Vehicle Service (2006)
- Best Practices for Human-Beaver Conflict- VT Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Publication
- Installing a Pond Leveling Device & Other Beaver Mitigation Strategies (2012 VLR Video)
Safety Resources
- Developing Safety Plans: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners, FHWA Publication
- Working Over Water Safety Plan
