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 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: