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Sixty-one years in the making, the Champlain Parkway finally opened on June 29th — a 2.8-mile road connecting I-189 to downtown Burlington, but its journey was anything but straightforward. Originally envisioned as a four-lane highway, it was redesigned a dozen times, rerouted to dodge environmental risks, and delayed by lawsuits and shifting priorities. The result? A two-lane parkway with a 25 mph limit — a compromise that prioritized community input and added bike and pedestrian paths, even as critics argue it still divides neighborhoods. While the road’s completion marks a milestone, the story isn’t over: a $55 million Battery Street connector remains stalled by funding woes. The Champlain Parkway stands as a living relic of decades of public debate, urban evolution, and the messy, human process of building infrastructure.

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