VT 116/VT 17—with segments known locally as Main Street, East Street, and Stony Hill Road—serves Bristol Village, connecting shops, restaurants, institutions, public places, and homes. Flanked by diagonal parking spaces, sidewalks, and green spaces, VT 116 is the site of much of the village’s identity and carries a high volume of bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicle…
Funded through the Addison County Regional Planning Commission, the Bristol Pedestrian Pathway Scoping Study investigated the development of pedestrian pathways to link downtown Bristol with a densely settled neighborhood that only has state highway VT 17 as the only connection to downtown and the high school. D&K led the public outreach process, engaging a broad…
Hazards at the intersection of VT 116, Lincoln Road, and Briggs Hills Road included limited sight distance looking toward VT 116 due to a bridge and guardrail, the grade of Briggs Hill Road at the approach, and the vehicles parked on Lincoln Road during the summer months. These factors led the Town of Bristol to…