A comparison of the external costs associated with both truck freight and rail freight shipments within the Middlebury-Burlington corridor. Net benefits are calculated of increasing the use of rail in this area to 100% of its current capacity.

Comprehensive study designed to present the existing and emerging freight movement issues and needs of the region, and logically plan for investments in the transportation system.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation is providing this report to ensure that the best information available has been compiled and analyzed to provide a solid foundation for the discussion on commercial vehicle size. The Truck Network Analysis and the CVEST Final Report are intended to provide a framework for development of the Vermont commercial vehicle policy.

This study was intended to assist the City of Burlington develop an overall plan of existing thru-truck routes within, a truck traffic management strategy for the City, a set of recommendations regarding truck weight enforcement, and recommendations for thru-truck regulatory signs to assist in the guidance of truck operators to designated thru-truck routes.

Reviewed of key recommendations made in the 1990 Final Report of the Vermont Highway cost Allocation study in light of the new findings contained in this report, recent experience in other states, and national and international developments in surface transportation finance. The general conclusion reached is that the 1990 recommendations are even more valid than originally conceived.