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<title>Officials declare Lake Champlain bridge open, ending two year &quot;nightmare&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18730/20111108/officials-declare-lake-champlain-bridge-open-ending-two-year-quot-nightmare-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 8, 2011) A crisis that disrupted tourism, farming and family ties along the Champlain Valley came to an end yesterday, as officials from New York and Vermont cut the ribbon for the new Crown Point bridge.The $70 million structure re-establishes the link from Crown Point to Addison, Vermont.  The ceremony was attended by dignitaries, by hundreds of local residents, and by a group of &quot;29ers.&quot;They&apos;re the folks who were also on hand in 1929 when the first bridge was unveiled.  Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18730/20111108/officials-declare-lake-champlain-bridge-open-ending-two-year-quot-nightmare-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Martha Foley</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A crisis that disrupted tourism, farming and family ties along the Champlain Valley came to an end yesterday, as officials from New York and Vermont cut the ribbon for the new Crown Point bridge.The $70 million structure re-establishes the link from Crown Point to Addison, Vermont.  The ceremony was attended by dignitaries, by hundreds of local residents, and by a group of &quot;29ers.&quot;They&apos;re the folks who were also on hand in 1929 when the first bridge was unveiled.  Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18730/20111108/officials-declare-lake-champlain-bridge-open-ending-two-year-quot-nightmare-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, transportation, crown point bridge, lake champlain, bridge, vermont, [loc:43.9503352 -73.4370667], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Monday&apos;s bridge opening marks next chapter in the span&apos;s long history</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 8, 2011) As we’ve been hearing, yesterday’s ceremony is part of the long history of the Lake Champlain bridge and the deep connection between communities on both sides of the border. Brian Mann has been following this story since the old span was declared unsafe in 2009.  He has this look back at how the crisis affected the Champlain Valley and how it has united communities on both sides of the lake. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18732/20111108/monday-apos-s-bridge-opening-marks-next-chapter-in-the-span-apos-s-long-history">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we’ve been hearing, yesterday’s ceremony is part of the long history of the Lake Champlain bridge and the deep connection between communities on both sides of the border. Brian Mann has been following this story since the old span was declared unsafe in 2009.  He has this look back at how the crisis affected the Champlain Valley and how it has united communities on both sides of the lake. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18732/20111108/monday-apos-s-bridge-opening-marks-next-chapter-in-the-span-apos-s-long-history">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, transportation, lake champlain bridge, crown point bridge, lake champlain, champlain valley, [loc:43.9503352 -73.4370667], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lake Champlain bridge opens this afternoon</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18718/20111107/lake-champlain-bridge-opens-this-afternoon</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2011) Two years after a team of demolition experts blasted the historic Crown Point bridge into pieces, the new span is set to reopen to traffic this afternoon.  Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin will attend the ceremony at 2:30, as will Lt. Governor Robert Duffy.  Construction of the bridge continued year-round, despite harsh winter conditions, flooding, and the state&apos;s budget crisis, which derailed or delayed other transportation projects.In a statement, Governor Andrew Cuomo called today&apos;s ribbon cutting &quot;great news&quot; for the Champlain Valley.Brian Mann will be live in Crown Point through the day today. He spoke live with Martha Foley during the 8 O&apos;clock Hour. He&apos;ll have more, live and with Nora Flaherty on All Before Five. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18718/20111107/lake-champlain-bridge-opens-this-afternoon">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two years after a team of demolition experts blasted the historic Crown Point bridge into pieces, the new span is set to reopen to traffic this afternoon.  Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin will attend the ceremony at 2:30, as will Lt. Governor Robert Duffy.  Construction of the bridge continued year-round, despite harsh winter conditions, flooding, and the state&apos;s budget crisis, which derailed or delayed other transportation projects.In a statement, Governor Andrew Cuomo called today&apos;s ribbon cutting &quot;great news&quot; for the Champlain Valley.Brian Mann will be live in Crown Point through the day today. He spoke live with Martha Foley during the 8 O&apos;clock Hour. He&apos;ll have more, live and with Nora Flaherty on All Before Five. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18718/20111107/lake-champlain-bridge-opens-this-afternoon">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:29</itunes:duration>
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<title>Lake Champlain bridge on schedule, &quot;several million dollars&quot; over budget</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17452/20110408/lake-champlain-bridge-on-schedule-quot-several-million-dollars-quot-over-budget</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 8, 2011) New York’s Transportation Department is spending millions of dollars of extra money, trying to finish the Lake Champlain Bridge by the October 9th deadline. The old bridge was closed in 2009 and eventually demolished because of safety concerns.At a briefing last night in Addison, Vermont, DOT officials said efforts to build the new bridge as fast as possible have been complicated by wintry weather and by debris on the lake bottom. Still, as Brian Mann reports, community leaders and local businesses are praising the state for scrambling to finish the project on time. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17452/20110408/lake-champlain-bridge-on-schedule-quot-several-million-dollars-quot-over-budget">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York’s Transportation Department is spending millions of dollars of extra money, trying to finish the Lake Champlain Bridge by the October 9th deadline. The old bridge was closed in 2009 and eventually demolished because of safety concerns.At a briefing last night in Addison, Vermont, DOT officials said efforts to build the new bridge as fast as possible have been complicated by wintry weather and by debris on the lake bottom. Still, as Brian Mann reports, community leaders and local businesses are praising the state for scrambling to finish the project on time. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17452/20110408/lake-champlain-bridge-on-schedule-quot-several-million-dollars-quot-over-budget">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, transportation, vermont, lake champlain, crown point bridge, dot, chpv, infrastructure, [loc:43.9503352 -73.4370667], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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