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Lake Champlain passes flood record By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com ADDISON — Lake Champlain floodwater continued to expand inland last week as days of heavy rain, and a r ecord mountain snow melt,
flowed into the lake basin fro m feeder rivers and creeks. The lake began rising sharply late in the afternoon May 3 in V ermont. On May 4, it was 2 feet above the past record flood level. The Route 125 ap-
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A bridge worker walks atop the span of the Lake Champlain Bridge under construction. Photo by Lou Varricchio
Champlain College honors Gov. Douglas
Floods won’t delay bridge opening
BURLINGTON — Champlain College confer two honorary degr ees during its 133nd Commencement May 7 to former Vermont Gov. James Douglas (R) of Middlebury and Pr emier of Quebec Jean Charest. Dr. Char est deliver ed the commencement speech to the graduating class of 201 1, while Dr. Douglas spoke on behalf of the honorary degr ee recipients during the cer emony at Memorial Auditorium. Both men received Doctor of Public Service honorary degrees. Both men worked together to develop a trade exchange pr ogram between Vermont and Quebec. In the pro cess, both leaders became close friends. An estimated 450 seniors received bachelor and associate degree diplomas during the early morning graduation.
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CROWN POINT — Historic flooding along Lake Champlain will not delay the scheduled opening of the Lake Champlain Bridge linking Crown Point and Chimney Point, Vt. On April 28, Lake Champlain r eached 102.2 feet, beating the record of 101.86 feet set in 1993. Flood level is 100 feet. By May 5, the lake level had reached 103.1 feet, raising concerns about the Lake Champlain bridge construction. “The record flooding of Lake Champlain is not expected to significantly impact constr uction of the new Lake Champlain Bridge,” Car ol Br een, senior public information officer for New York State Department of Transportation Region 1, said on May 5. “Work right now is focused on setting steel, which is being done from barges on the lake,” Breen explained. “As the lake water rises, the bar ges rise with them and work can continue.” The bridge superstr ucture
Lake Champlain Bridge construction Photo by Lou Varricchio
will be built at Valez Marina in Port Henry and, when finished, be floated down the lake to the bridge site, where it will be lifted into place by cranes. “Valez Marine, the site where the steel ar ch for the bridge will be built, is flooded at this time,” Breen said. “Contractor work to build a support structure on which to build the arch has ceased until flood waters recede, but at this time we do not expect significant longterm schedule impacts. “We will continue to evalu-
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