Construction Update

Brattleboro-Putney PS 25(11)

Brattleboro NH PC 25(5)

Brattleboro STP PC 25(6)

DATE: Friday, October 9, 2026

No work will be conducted on the project from Noon Friday, October 9 until crews return to work Tuesday, October 13 at 6 a.m. in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

TRAFFIC IMPACTS:

Vermont Route 9: (Night Work)

Single-lane closures with alternating traffic patterns controlled by flaggers are planned from the Exit 2 interchange to the Edward Heights intersection from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday night through Saturday morning. No street-side parking will be available through the work zone. Motorists should watch for wet paint.

U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro (Night Work)

From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday night through Saturday morning, single-lane closures will be in place on U.S. 5 from the intersection with Vermont Avenue through the Exit 3 roundabout to the Old Ferry Road intersection. Flaggers and uniformed traffic officers will assist traffic through alternating traffic patterns. Motorists should watch for wet paint.

U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro-Putney (Day Work)

Tuesday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., single-lane closures will be in place as needed on U.S. 5 on the bridge over Interstate 91 between Bennett Drive and Old Ferry Road. Flaggers will control alternating traffic patterns through the work zones.

Downtown Brattleboro (Night Work)

A mobile work zone is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday night through Saturday morning. Uniformed Traffic Officers will provide a follow-along vehicle and assist with short lane closures and alternating traffic patterns as needed.

Pavement marking work zone on U.S. 5.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:

Final work items including vacuum truck clean out of structures are scheduled throughout ALL the project limits.

Vermont Route 9: (Night Work)

Crews will continue painting as the weather and temperatures allow and as they are freed up on U.S. 5. Guardrail and sign installation have been completed through this area.

U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro (Night Work)

Permanent pavement marking application will continue on U.S. 5. In addition, some night work operations are scheduled for Bridge 8 (over the West River near Spring Tree Road intersection) and Bridge 10B (the I-91 overpass between Old Ferry Road and Bennett Drive) and work zones may be present for repairs, milling, and paving.

U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro-Putney (Day Work)

Work on the I-91 overpass between Old Ferry Road and Bennett Drive are planned to finish during the day in the next week or two. Paving operations for this will be done at night once repairs are complete to avoid traffic delays.

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LOCATION:

This contract is a composite of three separate paving projects with detailed locations listed below. It includes all Class 1 limits of Brattleboro which are typically noted by a sign stating "State Highway Ends" and "State Highway Begins". Work to be done on these projects includes coarse milling (grinding off the top layers of pavement) to a depth of 2 inches and paving a ½ inch leveling course and then a 1 ½ inch top course of asphalt. ADA evaluation of sidewalk and pedestrian crossings, sign replacement, guardrail repair and replacement, center line rumble strip location evaluation and installation, drainage work, and other highway improvements are also planned as a part of these projects.

Brattleboro PC25(5)

VT 9: The project begins at Edward Heights intersection and extends approximately 1.7 miles east to the I-91 Exit 2 interchange.

Brattleboro-Putney STP PS25(11)

U.S. 5: The project begins on U.S. 5 in Brattleboro at the “State Highway Begins” sign at the intersection with Vermont Avenue and extends northerly along U.S. 5 for approximately 8.0 miles to just north of the Putney Landing Road intersection in Putney. Work will also take place within the roundabout and from the roundabout east to the New Hampshire state line on VT 9.

Brattleboro PC25(6) - Substantially Complete in 2025

U.S. 5: The project begins at the intersection with Generous Street and extends approximately 1.9 miles north to the Vermont Avenue intersection.

VT 9: The project begins at I-91 Exit 2 interchange and extends approximately 1.0 mile east to the intersection with U.S. 5 at the traffic signal.

VT 30: The project begins at the U.S. 5 and VT 30 interchange and follows VT 30 three tenths of a mile north to approximately the intersection with Cedar Street.

VT 142: The project begins at the Class 1 limit sign just south of the railroad tracks near Riverside Drive and follows VT 142 north to the intersection with U.S. 5 at the traffic signal, skipping over the newly paved portion of VT 142 completed for the Brattleboro-Hinsdale bridge project.

OVERALL PROJECT COMPLETION: Fall 2026

Contact Information:

Name - Bethany Oprendek

Phone - 802.267.4044

Email - bethany@bbo-enterprises.com