Highway Department

Highway Department

ROAD CLOSURES: 

Intermittent Road Closures week of 6/16/2025:

Deer Park Road

…are occurring as Green Mountain Power buries electrical lines in the town right-of-way. Please plan ahead and choose another route.

Ongoing work on Tucker Road to energize GMP lines should be finished in another week or so.

 

Hatch School Road – Closed to through traffic July 14 through July 28 for replacement of box culvert approximately 1200′ West of intersection of Butterfield Road.  During the duration of the project, Hatch School Road will be closed to through traffic for work.  Actual closure dates are weather dependent.

  • Local and Emergency traffic for residences located above the work site will be accessible via Hanson Road
  • Local and Emergency traffic for residences located below the work site will be accessible via Butterfield Road, Green River Road and Brook Road

 

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Ditch work notes:

When the town is working to improve ditches to reduce erosion and ensure better water quality in our streams, the initial work especially can appear jarring visually. Trees may need to be cut, and roads may need be widened to help address runoff issues. Our crew has received accolades for its work meeting state standards.  But we know it can provoke questions. Please review the following and keep the long-term in mind.

https://halifaxvt.com/selectboard/meeting-minutes/september-6-2022-selectboard-special-meeting-minutes-draft/

Citizen concern: Penfield Chester depth of ditches

https://youtu.be/gfuGzaiqNnc?si=1XzG11-pkCjibo2w&t=4757 This video link starts at approximately minuted 1:19 and the discussion ends at approximately 1:26.

 

Pictured above are Ben Barnett, Wade Janovksy, Keith Stone, and Mike Fournier receiving their copy of the 2024 Municipal Service Award, which went to all Highway Departments in Vermont in recognition of their hard work in putting Vermont back together after the floods of 2023 and 2024.

As the write up says: “In the hours, days, and months following these floods, you could hardly turn your head without seeing a news story about a town’s road crew rushing to reconnect a Vermonter to civilization, replacing a culvert, or miraculously making tons of dirt and stone appear where gaping holes existed just hours before. The men and women who serve our municipalities have put in long hours, prioritized the public good over their families, and pulled off many miracles these past two years.”

The Halifax Community Club donated a sweet treat of a pint of ice cream to the crew members.

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Michael Fournier, Highway Supervisor

Keith Stone

Ben Barnett

Wade Janovsky

Travis Stone

WIFI Tip: The town garage site is a Halifax WiFi hot spot. There is a parking area just outside the the barriers at the top of the drive. Please do not park near the garage as this may interfere with normal operations of the Road Crew – Thank You.