Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont S287: An act relating to studying the construction of a self-funding limited access highway replacing Route 22A and linking Burlington, Vergennes, Middlebury, and Rutland to Interstate 87
Status: In committee, January 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to studying the construction of a self-funding limited access highway replacing Route 22A and linking Burlington, Vergennes, Middlebury, and Rutland to Interstate It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of STUDY COMMITTEE; REPORT (a) Creation. There is created the Interstate 22A Limited Access Highway Study Committee to examine the potential for constructing a new limited access highway to connect the population centers of central-west and northwest Vermont to Interstate 87 and replace Vermont Route 22A as the primary route from Burlington to Interstate 87. VT.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
An act relating to studying the construction of a self-funding limited access highway replacing Route 22A and linking Burlington, Vergennes, Middlebury, and Rutland to Interstate It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of STUDY COMMITTEE; REPORT (a) Creation. There is created the Interstate 22A Limited Access Highway Study Committee to examine the potential for constructing a new limited access highway to connect the population centers of central-west and northwest Vermont to Interstate 87 and replace Vermont Route 22A as the primary route from Burlington to Interstate 87. VT LEG #380263 v.3 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.287 2026 Page 2 of (b) Membership. The Committee shall be composed of the following (2) two current members of the House, not from the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House; (3) two current members of the Senate, not from the same political party, appointed by the Committee on Committees; (4) the Mayor of Burlington or designee; (5) the Chair of the South Burlington City Council or designee; (6) the Mayor of Vergennes or designee; (7) the Chair of the Middlebury Selectboard or designee; (8) the Mayor of Rutland or designee; (9) a member appointed by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission; (10) a member appointed by the Addison County Regional Planning Commission; and (11) a member appointed …