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Special paving program under way

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Road crews will be out on Route 2A in Colchester today laying down the first pavement under this spring’s special supplemental Vermont state paving program.
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VPR Evening News April 24, 2008

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Here are tonight’s top stories: The Vermont House has approved legislation that backers hope will reduce drunken driving in Vermont; A quick-fix road repair program that Governor Jim Douglas called "Operation Smooth Ride" has run into some bumps in the Legislature; Governor Jim Douglas says Vermonters could pay higher electric rates because of a bill that requires Vermont Yankee to show it has enough money to decommission the plant; A bird’s eye view of the Governor’s weekly press conference…  
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“Operation smooth ride” hits bump in road

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A quick-fix road repair program that Governor Jim Douglas called "Operation Smooth Ride" has run into some bumps in the Legislature. Leaders in the House want to use the bulk of the $3 million for town road projects. But the Senate Transportation Committee wants to spend more of the money on state highways. VPR’s John Dillon has more.
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Paving program announces targeted roads

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About 80 miles of Vermont’s roughest roads will be getting some extra attention this summer. Two weeks ago Gov. Jim Douglas announced "Operation Smooth Ride” amid complaints that this was an unusually bad spring for potholes and frost heaves. And so he sought $3 million for extra paving projects.