Agency of Transportation v. Wall Management

Defendants appeal from a judgment of the Bennington Superior Court holding that “the necessity of the State requires the taking of land and rights of others . . . .” in order to reconstruct and widen that portion of routes 11 and 30 which combine to run through the town of Manchester, Vermont. The proposed project calls for reconstructing the road subbase and widening .06 of a mile of routes 11 and 30 to provide for a twelve foot eastbound lane, a twelve foot westbound lane, and a twelve foot center lane for left hand turns in both directions. Sidewalks also will be constructed on both sides…