The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 2501. State Scenic Roads and Byways; designation and discontinuance
(a) On the recommendation of the municipalities through which a proposed or existing State
Scenic Road or Byway passes and of the regional planning commissions that serve such
municipalities, the Transportation Board may designate or discontinue any State highway,
or portion of a State highway, as a State Scenic Road or Byway, in accordance with
standards adopted by the Board by rule. The Board shall hold a public hearing on the
recommendation, giving notice thereof to the municipalities and regional planning
commissions, the Secretary, and the Commissioner of Tourism and Marketing, and shall
submit a copy of its findings and decision to these parties within 60 days after receipt
of the recommendation. The hearing shall be held in the vicinity of the proposed State
Scenic Road or Byway.
(b) [Repealed.]
(c) A State Scenic Road or Byway shall not be reconstructed or improved unless the reconstruction
or improvement is conducted in accordance with the Agency of Transportation’s Vermont
Design Standards, as amended. Signs along State Scenic Roads and Byways shall comply
with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
as amended. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2011, No. 62, § 23; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51(h), eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 40, § 29.)
§ 2502. Town scenic roads; designation and discontinuance
(a) On recommendation of the planning commission of a municipality, or on the initiative
of the legislative body of a municipality, a legislative body may, after one public
hearing warned for the purpose, designate or discontinue any town highway or portion
of a town highway as a town scenic road. Such action by the legislative body may be
petitioned by the registered voters of the municipality pursuant to the provisions
of 24 V.S.A. § 1973.
(b) A town scenic road may be reconstructed or improved in a manner consistent with the
Agency’s Vermont Design Standards, as amended. A class 1, 2, or 3 scenic road shall
still be eligible to receive aid pursuant to the provisions of this title. Signs along
town scenic roads shall comply with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended.
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2011, No. 62, § 24; 2015, No. 40, § 29.)
§ 2503. Register
The Agency may annually publish a register containing a listing of all State and locally
designated scenic roads and byways. Any listing shall include the mileage of each
road or byway and any special, natural, historical, or scenic attractions on the road
or byway. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 40, § 29.)
§ 2504. Additional funds
The Agency, and any qualifying municipality, within the authority of State and federal
law, may accept and spend any funds made available to them for the purpose of enhancing
or establishing designated scenic roads or byways. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2015, No. 40, § 29.)
§ 2505. Rights of adjacent landowners
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the rights of a landowner from developing property
adjacent to a designated scenic road or byway, so long as the development is in accordance
with existing law or ordinance. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 40, § 29.)