Crown Point News

In Amsterdam, the New York State Canal Corp. is close to starting work on a $16.5 million pedestrian bridge that would connect the city's north and south sides.

Working in concert with other state agencies, the Adirondack Park Agency approved temporary ferry service beside the closed Champlain Bridge.

Inside the John Brown Farm historic site is the wood stove and rope-bed typical of rural life in the mid-1800s. The rooms are much the same as the Brown family kept them in 1859, when his body was brought back from Harper's Ferry.

An official says construction could begin this week on a new ferry crossing between Vermont and New York that would take the place of the now-closed Lake Champlain bridge between Addison and Crown Point.

ADDISON - A historical sign near the footings of the Lake Champlain Bridge reads, "Out with the old, in with the new." It refers to the Port Henry Ferry, which transported people across the lake there from 1785 to 1929, until it was replaced by the bridge that towers above it now.

Being an emergency medical technician is easy for Dave Hobbs. "It's something I love doing immensely," he said.

Top transportation officials defended the state Department of Transportation bridge review process on Friday after Senate Republicans bashed the state's "deteriorating" roads and bridges earlier in the week.

A rally in Albany on Tuesday intended to raise awareness about the state's dilapidated bridges was the latest step in an effort by politicians, Great Sacandaga Lake-area residents and emergency responders to encourage the state to build a new Batchellerville Bridge.

New York state Sen. Elizabeth Little said the sudden closure of an unstable, half-mile bridge spanning Lake Champlain in Essex County is isolating the communities that rely on it and harming nearby businesses.

Politicians, residents and emergency responders are holding a rally at the Capitol today to call for immediate action on deteriorating bridges and roads.

The Crown Point Bridge crosses Lake Champlain in Addison, Vt., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.

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Essex County lawmakers revealed Monday that the state plans to start a 24-hour, free ferry next to the boarded-up Champlain Bridge in Crown Point.

ALBANY, N.Y. - A New York archaeological team will excavate part of a state-owned campground at an 18th-century military site where a temporary ferry service is being considered to replace the closed Champlain Bridge.

Officials in Essex County are threatening New York State with a lawsuit for what they say has been poor stewardship of the Lake Champlain Bridge in Crown Point.

The Lake Champlain Bridge connecting Addison and Crown Point, N.Y., is closed for safety reasons.

A significant public push to encourage the state to build a new Batchellerville Bridge began Wednesday night, when Edinburg volunteer firefighters spoke to a crowd of about 100 about the bridge's new weight limit and how it could affect emergency responders.

Time Change Weekend: Remember...an extra hour of sleep! The administration is touting its new, improved jobs created/jobs saved stat among growing doubts about an economic recovery as the Dow tumbled yesterday after a weak consumer spending report.

The acting commissioner of New York's transportation department said Friday that he expects to find out in a couple of weeks whether the eroded concrete piers on the closed Champlain Bridge can be repaired.

Middlebury, Vermont - October 29, 2009 - Commuters and residents traveling between Addison County and New York now have several options for getting to and from their workplace or residence.