The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will be completing several road improvement projects on Wenlock WMA, West Mountain WMA, and Bill Sladyk WMA in the Northeast Kingdom from October through mid-December.
“We recognize that this is an unfavorable time of year to conduct this work, which could interfere with hunting access and other activities on these lands,” said Wildlife Biologist Paul Hamelin. “But, in order to take advantage of unanticipated federal funding which became available in recent months and must be used by the end of the year, the projects must be conducted during this period. Most roads will remain open during construction, but drivers should use caution, and travel may be delayed at times.”
Bill Sladyk WMA
Hurricane Brook Road:
North Shore Road (Holland Pond area)
West Mountain WMA and Wenlock WMA:
Roadwork will be occurring on many parts of West Mountain WMA during much of October. Most activity is planned to be completed before November.
Although the access projects may cause short term inconvenience or disruption for some activities this fall, the long term benefits of improved road access, parking and maintaining safe infrastructure using this unprecedented funding will benefit all who enjoy these WMAs for many years into the future.
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Media Contact: Paul Hamelin 802-535-7694