Champlain Parkway Interstate Connection Opening

At a glance

• What: Whether the Director of Public Works may open the Champlain Parkway connection to the interstate before the Maple and Pine and King and Pine signalized intersections have been in operation for more than three months, as the Council had previously directed.
• Status: Authorized June 1, 2026, 9:3.
• Next: Public Works opens the connection at its discretion; the Council also approved a project maintenance agreement with the State and South Burlington on June 15 (consent item).

Detail

The recommended action (item 5.2, Traffic Control Amendment, 20 minutes) was to authorize the Director of Public Works to permit the opening of the interstate connection notwithstanding the earlier direction. Corey Mims and Chapin Spencer attended in person and Jim Shields, Patrick Weitlauf and Dale Gozalkowski online. Barlow moved and Carpenter seconded approval as presented. Ayes (9): Barlow, Carpenter, Litwin, McKnight, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter, Singh and President Traverse. Nays (3): Bergman, Broderick and Grant. The minutes record no discussion. Two public forum speakers, Jack Evans and Jak Tiano, spoke on the Champlain Parkway earlier in the evening (positions not recorded).

Sources

• Minutes, City Council, June 1, 2026 (item 5.2): https://burlingtonvt.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20315)

Log

2026-06-01 - City Council

Item 5.2. Authority to open the interstate connection granted 9:3.