Recent Projects

Town Road Infrastructure Flood Damage Susceptibility: Belvidere and Stowe

In 2015-2016, LCPC conducted a GIS analysis to determine the percentage of river/road conflict in each town in Lamoille County. Based on this analysis, LCPC targeted two towns (Stowe and Belvidere) in which to identify areas where town highway infrastructure is highly susceptible to future flood-related catastrophic failure. LCPC performed subsequent GIS analyses in Stowe and Belvidere to determine the total constraints for flood vulnerability to town road infrastructure. Town road segments were searched for various constraints including the following: within a 50 foot stream buffer, within the 100 year floodplain, within the river corridor, at an undersized bridge or culvert crossing, stream incision, and steep road slope. The segments were scored for total constraints to identify flood vulnerability sites.  Through this project, LCPC has targeted areas to help Stowe and Belvidere prioritize future infrastructure projects to improve flood resiliency. Both towns are challenged in managing their town roads due to the amount of surface water in conflict with roads and structures. Proper sizing of road crossings and other river management strategies that work with the natural flow of rivers will help to avoid future damage to town infrastructure. Adhering to these strategies will help Belvidere and Stowe become more flood resilient in the future.  View the full Belvidere report HERE and the Stowe report HERE.

 

Lamoille County Solid Waste District Siting Analysis

LCPC conducted a GIS analysis for the Lamoille County Solid Waste District to determine the potential and optimal locations for a waste and recycling drop-off facility within Morristown. The Vermont Solid Waste Rules were used as the primary siting criterion, with land cover considerations and proximity to State Highways used as secondary criteria. View the resulting map HERE.