Bennington County

Bennington County is located in the most southwestern county in Vermont. It borders the states of New York and Massachusetts. Route 7 winds its way between the Green Mountains and rolling hills along the New York/Vermont State line.

County towns located within the Vermont Western Corridor Transportation Management Plan project area are: Arlington, Bennington, Dorset, Glastenbury, Manchester, Peru, Pownal, Sandgate, Shaftsbury, Stamford, Sunderland and Woodford.

Available plans, studies or reports are:

• The Regional Plan, Bennington Region, Vermont 2007 (WORD document)
• Bennington County Regional Transportation Plan 2002 (5 MB PDF)
• Vermont Agency of Transportation Project Prioritization 2008 (PDF)
• Proposed Small Project Prioritization List, Bennington Regional Planning Commission 2007 (10 MB PDF)

Hardcopies Available from the Bennington County Regional Commission

• Bennington, Vermont/Hooksick, New York, NY 7  VT 9  US 7, Final Environmental Impact Statement, May, 1990.
• Dorset – Wallingford, NH 019-2(20)SC – Final Scoping Report, December 1997.
  Prepared by: Earth Tech, Inc.
• Dorset – Wallingford, NH 019-2(20)SC – Access Management Plan, October 1997.
  Prepared by: Earth Tech, Inc.
• Final Report of the Bennington Region Rail Study, September 1998.
  Prepared by: Resource Systems Group, Inc.
• Traffic Study and Analysis for the Greater Bennington Area Bennington NH-F019-I(5), Final Report, January 1999.
  Prepared by: Clough, Harbour and Associates, LLP
• Vermont Route 30 Corridor Study, US 7 Corridor Study in the Village of East Dorset, 1999?
  Prepared by: SVE Associates

For more information on the region contact: 

Bennington County Regional Commission                                  
Gregory Burke, Executive Director
111 South Street, Suite 203
Bennington, VT  05201
Tel: (802) 442-0713 Fax: (802) 442-0439
gburke@bcrcvt.org

www.rpc.bennington.vt.us

 

Overview  |  Public Involvement  |  Documents  |  Contact Us  |  Links