Vermont

Top Three Infrastructure Concerns:

• Roads
• Bridges
• Wastewater

Key Infrastructure Facts

• 39% of Vermont’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
• There are 57 high hazard dams in Vermont. A high hazard dam is defined as a dam whose failure would cause a loss of life and significant property damage.
• 6 of Vermont’s 572 dams are in need of rehabilitation to meet applicable state dam safety standards.
• 75% of high hazard dams in Vermont have no emergency action plan (EAP). An EAP is a predetermined plan of action to be taken including roles, responsibilities and procedures for surveillance, notification and evacuation to reduce the potential for loss of life and property damage in an area affected by a failure or mis-operation of a dam.
• Vermont’s drinking water infrastructure needs an investment of $395 million over the next 20 years.
• Vermont ranked 47^th in the quantity of hazardous waste produced and 46^th in the total number of hazardous waste producers.
• Vermont reported an unmet need of $15.4 million for its state public outdoor recreation facilities and parkland acquisition.
• 40% of Vermont’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
• Vehicle travel on Vermont’s highways increased 32% from 1990 to 2007.
• Vermont has $167 million in wastewater infrastructure needs.

Sources

*Survey of the state’s ASCE members conducted in September 2008