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Vermont assesses lessons from Irene response

Building longer bridges, relocating homes urged

By Dave Gram

 |  Associated Press  

  January 07, 2012

Vermont needs to build longer bridges to make more room for swollen rivers and encourage the relocation of housing at risk of flooding, according to a report released yesterday on the state’s recovery from the remnants of Hurricane Irene. Outgoing chief recovery officer Neale Lunderville said much work remains in putting Vermont back together after the storm and flooding it triggered in late August that killed six people and destroyed hundreds of miles of roads and 200 bridges.

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