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December 12, 2009
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Brandon mourns the loss of Berry BRANDON — Dudley Pearsall Berry, age 76, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Berry was born in Manhasset, N.Y. He was the son of George and Harriett (Pearsall) Berry. He moved with his family to Brandon in 1944 and was graduated from Brandon High School, Class of 1951. Berry joined the U.S. Air Force and
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Archeologist holding up ferry project, locals say ADDISON — Businessowners located near the condemned Lake Champlain Bridge between Addison, Vt. and Corwn Point, N.Y., allege a consulting archeologist to the Vermont Agency of Transportation is delaying the ferry project now underway by Kubricky Construction. One of the businessowners declined to be identified in print, but reported to The (Addison) Eagle that project officials have been frustrated by archeologist who is slowing down the effort and adding to the ferry project’s costs. According to John Dumville of the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, the archaeologist handling the project is Jen Russell of the University of Vermont's Consulting Archaeology Program. “It’s looking more and more like the ferry project will not be completed by the time the lake ice freezes,” said the owner of the Bridge Restaurant in Addison. “My understanding is that Vermont’s archeologist is slowing everything down— requiring mating and stump grinding; meanwhile, we have businesses on this side of the lake that are ready to close their doors.” Telephone calls by The Eagle to Russell and VTrans were not returned by press time.
Bridge demolition may begin week of Dec. 13 TICONDEROGA — The U.S. Federal Highway Administration may rapidly approve the demolition of the 80-yearold Crown Point Bridge by early next week. If so, the actual demolition work may start the week of Dec. 13. New York State Department of Transportation official Deborah Rausch said the bid taking process from subcontractors will begin this Monday, the same day the FHA is expected to ok the demolition job. Rausch said, “A subcontractor will be selected on Wednesday (Dec. 9).” She said that the subcontractor will handle setting the controlled explosions that will drop sections of the 2,184-foot bridge into the lake. Reading between the lines, it appears that the explosive work might begin shortly after a subcontractor is selected.
EAGLE EYE VIEW — This aerial view of Middlebury’s downtown Cross Street Bridge, now under construction, was taken last Thursday by bridge engineer Gregory Goodrich in the passenger seat of a private aircraft. The large precast concrete beams used in building the span across Otter Creek were manufactured locally by J.P. Cararra and Sons of East Middlebury. The photo shows the moment when one of the beams was being lowered into place by the project’s giant articulated crane. See related story inside this week’s Eagle. Photo Courtesy of VHB & Kubricky
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