Effective April 20, 2020, the Governor issued an Addendum to his previous Executive Order that allows for non-essential construction to resume operations on a limited basis.  According to the Addendum and the guidance from Vermont’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the following non-essential business activities can resume immediately as long as there are no more than 2 workers per location/job and those workers observe social distancing and other mandatory on-site safety measures:

• Construction operations that “exclusively or largely work outdoors”, such as exterior construction, skilled trades, civil engineering, site work, landscaping; and 
• Interior construction in unoccupied structures.

Construction operations deemed “essential” under the original Executive Order (i.e., those that support “the safety, sanitation and operations of residences or businesses”) may continue to operate under the pre-existing guidance (see below), but must comply with the additional mandatory health and safety requirements for all business operations above.  Below is a link to the Addendum and the guidance from the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development:

• Addendum
• Update on New Work Safe Additions to the Stay Home, Stay Safe Order