Please be advised that the Marlboro Highway Department will be working on South Road in the Town Center removing the “speed tables” for the Winter Season beginning on 10/20/25 and continuing through 10/22/25..  This will necessitate road closures (in both directions) on the section(s) of South Road where “tables” are (one at a time).  Plans have been made for emergency vehicles and situations.  Detours will be available, please plan accordingly as the detours may add some time to your travel.

This work will begin at 6:00am and end by 4:00pm.  While we are hopeful the work can be completed quickly, please anticipate the work to continue through 10/22/25. The Town and the Highway Department appreciate your understanding and patience during this work.

The Marlboro Select Board, and the Marlboro Highway Department would like to advise you of roadwork that will be conducted on Ames Hill Road in the Summer of 2026 with some preparatory work being done over the Winter.  While the following outlines the project, a full review of the project will be discussed by the Marlboro Highway Department at the 12/13/25 Town Meeting Informational meeting scheduled for 2:00-4:00p at the Marlboro Community Center (also attendance can be accessed on ZOOM).

In the Summer of 2026, in order to facilitate water runoff and control on Ames Hill Road from South Road to Cowpath 40, the Highway Department will be “ditching” along the South Side (Right-Hand Side) of the Road.  This work should not cause actual Road Closures (though there may be occasional closure during equipment movement and placement) but may necessitate single lane traffic  in certain areas.  The Highway Department will post signage as appropriate and will conduct traffic as needed through the work area.  This project will last most of the Summer 2026 and the Select Board and the Highway Department appreciate your cooperation and patience while the Town works to generally improve Marlboro’s roads and increase their resiliency.

In preparation for this work, the Highway Department will be marking trees and brush along the project area to be removed during the Winter (25/26).  If you have any questions or concerns about this tree and brush removal, please feel free to contact the Highway Department or the Select Board via email (or in the case of the Select Board, the Board holds meetings on the 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays of the month and residents are always able to avail themselves of the “open public comment” time, or contact SB Assistant at TownAdmin@marlborovt.us to reserve more time at an upcoming meeting).

Regarding the tree cutting, the Highway Department would like to remind everyone that any felled tree(s) along a resident’s property can be left in place for the residents to convert into firewood (or other use).  Should there be no claim on the downed tree(s) by the landowner, the Highway Department stockpiles the trees at the Highway Garage, and any Marlboro Resident can make arrangements to secure the downed tree for their use (Firewood, etc.). 

For information or inquires on the availability of downed trees & the process, please contact the Highway Department ( marlborovthighwaydept@gmail.com ).

While these conditions persist, please be careful with throwing any potential “fire starting” items out of your car, including lit cigarettes, cigars, matches, etc. – your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Thank you Your Marlboro Select Board and Marlboro Emergency Management Team (10/52025)

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Please be aware that the Green Mountain Power work on AMES HILL ROAD for their area Resiliency Project is continuing. As more information becomes available, it will be posted here.

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AMES HILL ROADWORK BEING CONDUCTED BY GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER – THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS FROM GMP.

Please be aware that the Green Mountain Power work on AMES HILL ROAD for their area Resiliency Project is continuing. As more information becomes available, it will be posted here.

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UPDATE ON GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER ELECTRICAL GRID RESILIENCY ON AMES HILL ROAD:

10/7/25 – UPDATE:
Ames Hill Road Update
Please be advised that much of the major work by GMP on Ames Hill road has been completed. Over the next two weeks, through Friday, 10/17/25, GMP will be working along the side of the road finishing up the electrical work. In addition there will still be some grading of the road, please be aware this may cause some delays. Please pay attention to “flaggers” and do not try to “squeeze” by the grader unless directed that it is safe to pass.

If you wish to avoid any inconveniences, please continue to use the established detours and alternate routes (outlined in previous updates and below).

The Marlboros Highway department knows that this work has increased the levels of “road dust” and the Highway Ddpartment appreciates your patience. Once the grading has been completed, the Highway Department will be out treating the road to “knock down the dust”.

Again, the Department greatly appreciates your patience.

Your Marlboro Highway Department.

Potential detours could be Fox Road to MacArthur Road to Route 9, or using Cowpath 40, travel away from Ames Hill, and use one of the alternative roads available to reach the Town Center or head towards Brattleboro.

For those heading to Brattleboro, the best routes would be going to South Road and then taking Route 9 down to Brattleboro. Two other routes (depending on where a closure may occur, would be to take Cowpath 40 away from Ames Hill all the way down to the paved road, and then heading onto Brattleboro (note using Barrows Road to connect with Ames Hill may run into GMP work on the Brattleboro portion of Ames Hill), or use the Fox Road to MacArthur to Route 9 detour.

Also, please note that road side ditching, pole erection, and other line work is still occuring which may cause single lane traffic to be necessary (in this situation, “flag people” will direct you).
We thank you for your continued patience during this project to increase Marlboro’s electrical grid resiliency.

The road work will occur between 7am and 5pm, and Ames Hill will be passable to traffic after 5pm and before 7am.

Continue to monitor this space for more updates and the Town thanks you for your patience during this period.

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TO READ FULL TEXT OF NOTICE FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER – PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW:

2025 08 06 Notice of GMP Resiliency Work on Ames Hill Road

The Town of Marlboro appreciates and thanks you for your patience with this matter as GMP works to secure our electrical grid.  Please be alert for workers on the road and realize that there may be some temporary detours that may direct you along a different route, should the work necessitate a brief complete closure to “thru traffic” of a section of Ames Hill Road.