Transportation

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School bus drivers and monitors who work for the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union have unanimously ratified a new union contract

After weeks of contentious deliberations, a school bus company and its Brattleboro drivers have come to a tentative agreement on a contract.

A few dozen people attended a Colchester Select Board meeting earlier this week to raise concerns about Malletts Bay Avenue, where a man was fatally struck by a driver last month.

Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Transportation announced Thursday that $15.8 million was released by the Federal Highway Administration to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure in key areas.

Bus service company Travel Kuz ended its lockout of unionized bus drivers and monitors in southern Vermont on Monday. The school district is meeting with the company on Wednesday to follow up on complaints from families about service disruptions.

Tense contract negotiations between the union representing school bus drivers for Windham Southeast Supervisory Union and the private company that employs them have led to a lockout that continued on the first day of school. Replacement drivers were brought in to transport students in the district.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds.

Next week's activity is a precursor to three long, winding years of construction on the Burlington-Winooski Bridge, beginning in 2027 and lasting through 2030.

Southeast Vermont Transit will stop running a fixed route bus service in Springfield in the fall. The company will start an on-demand service where riders can call or contact the company to request a ride anywhere in Springfield or North Springfield.