The Town of Waitsfield maintains approximately 30 miles of roads within the town boundaries with a 3-person Road Department.
Town of Waitsfield
List of State and Town Highways and Names
Town Hwy No. |
Length in Miles | Road Name | ||
Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 | ||
1 | 4.05 | Bridge Street (VT RTE 100 to TH#3) East Warren Road (TH#3 to Warren town line) |
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2 | 0.70 | North Fayston Road | ||
3 | 4.70 | Joslin Hill Road (TH#1 to TH#4 &16) North Road (TH#4 & 16 to Moretown town line) |
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4 | 2.80 | Common Road | ||
6 | 0.60 | Airport Road | ||
7 | 0.70 | Center Fayston Road | ||
8 | 0.35 | Meadow Road | ||
9 | 0.70 | Meadow Road | ||
10 | 0.52 | (0.58) | Floodwoods Road | |
11 | 0.10 | Armstrong Road | ||
12 | 0.95 | Old County Road | ||
13 | (0.09) | |||
14 | 0.35 | (0.05) | Old Center Fayston Road | |
15 | 0.81 | Tremblay Road | ||
16 | 1.5 | (1.79) | East Road (TH#3 to TH#10) Ronk Road (TH#10 to Northfield town line) |
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17 | 0.07 | Part of TH#16, East Road | ||
18 | 0.10 | Part of TH#4, Common Road | ||
19 | 0.20 | Bushnell Road | ||
20 | 0.75 | Long Road | ||
21 | (0.45) | Reed Road | ||
22 | 0.06 | Farr Lane (municipal parking lot) | ||
23 | 0.20 | Carroll Road | ||
24 | 0.13 | Bragg Hill Road | ||
25 | 0.20 | Hastings Road | ||
26 | 1.45 | Brook Road | ||
27 | 0.70 | Cross Road | ||
28 | 0.68 | (0.96) | Palmer Hill Road | |
29 | 0.31 | (1.79) | Dana Hill Road (VT RTE 17 to Camel's Hump Forest) Butternut Hill Road (VT RTE 100 to Butternut Hill Condos) |
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30 | 0.28 | Kingsbury Road | ||
31 | 0.99 | (0.54) | Rolston Road | |
32 | 0.22 | Bundy Road | ||
33 | Steinway Road | |||
34 | 0.39 | Ryle Road | ||
35 | 0.93 | (0.30) | Sherman Road | |
36 | (0.50) | Bowen Road | ||
37 | 0.60 | Parsonage Lane | ||
38 | 0.18 | (0.03) | Dugway Road | |
39 | 0.10 | Lareau Road | ||
40 | 1.09 | (0.08) | Ski Valley Road Schuss Road Snowshoe Drive |
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41 | 0.09 | |||
42 | 0.35 | Palmer Lane | ||
43 | 0.17 | Raphael Road | ||
44 | 0.19 | Slow Road | ||
45 | 0.34 | Pine Brook Road | ||
46 | 0.49 | Sugar Glen Drive | ||
47 | 0.41 | Riverview Road | ||
48 | 0.33 | Wallis Drive | ||
7.58 | VT Route 100 | |||
0.196 | VT Route 17 | |||
0.050 | VT Route 17 Ramp | |||
Total | 9.45 | 20.22 | (7.16) | |
29.67 | Total Town Road Miles | |||
7.826 | Total State Road Miles | |||
Source: Vermont Agency of Transportation, Town of Waitsfield General Highway Map, 2007; Road names from documents in Town Office |
Pavement or Gravel?
"VLCT asked the Vermont Local Roads Program for advice for towns that might be weighing the relative costs and benefits of paving their dirt roads, especially in light of recent winter temperature fluctuations. We thank Hank Lambert, Co-director of the Program, for sharing the following advice and resources: As the volumes and weights of traffic increase, the cost of maintaining a road also increases. Since every road is built differently, and acts differently, each road must be assessed individually. Engineers seem to agree that traffic volumes of 400 to 500 vehicles per day on a gravel road indicate it is time to upgrade the road to include paving. A 2005 research paper by the University of Minnesota addresses the issue of paved versus gravel roads. It is called Economics of Upgrading an Aggregate Road and can be found at: http://www.lrrb.gen.msn.us/pdf/200509.pdf. The Vermont Local Roads Program also addresses the topic in a fact sheet When to Pave a Gravel Road, which can be found at http://www.vermontlocalroads.org."
Source: VLCT May 2007 Newsletter
Weight Limits
Under State law, there is a 24,000 pound weight limit on town highways unless other weight limits are established. An excess weight permit is required to drive trucks with a gross load of more than 24,000 lbs. over town highways (except on designated truck routes). Excess weight permits are not valid for travel over posted bridges or wooden bridges.
Five bridges have been posted with the following weight limits:
TH # | BRIDGE # | ROAD NAME | WGT. LIMIT |
01 | C84 | Bridge Street | 6,000 lbs. |
29 | B22 | Butternut Hill Road | 16,000 lbs. |
16 | B21 | East Road | 16,000 lbs. |
08 | B24 | Meadow Road | 16,000 lbs. |
03 | C820 | North Road | 20,000 lbs. |
Links
Town Documents
Waitsfield Town Plan - Chapter 8 Transportation (2005)
Waitsfield Scenic Roads Protection and Enhancement Plan
Official Waitsfield Town Highway Map (VTrans Web site)
Publications
VTrans "Orange Book" for Local Officials (2011-2012)
VLCT Highway Handbook (2002)
VTrans Landscape Guide (2002)
VTrans A-76 Town Road Standard (2003)
VTrans B-71 Driveway Standard (2005)
Role of Road Commissioner (1999)
Other Links
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Vermont Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Vermont Long Range Transportation Business Plan
Vermont Local Roads Program
Title 19 Vermont Statutes Annotated - Highways
Title 23 Vermont Statutes Annotated - Motor Vehicles
Contacts
Road Foreman
RODNEY JONES
Town Garage
761 Tremblay Road
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: (802) 496-8897
Waitsfield Town Office
4144 Main Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: (802) 496-2218
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Road Commissioner
CHARLES GOODMAN
Waitsfield Town Office
4144 Main Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: (802) 496-3914 (home/business)