DATE: Friday, November 14, 2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Interstate 89 Exit 16 southbound on-ramp is tentatively scheduled to be closed overnight from 10 PM on Sunday, November 23, through 6 AM on Monday, November 24, for drainage work, with traffic maintained via a signed detour route via Exit 15. More details regarding this overnight ramp closure will be issued in upcoming Construction Updates and a supplemental Traffic Alert.

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Monday, November 17, through Friday, November 21, between 6 AM and 3 PM, U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) will have lane closures along U.S. 2/7 near Whitcomb Street (Champlain Farms) and Rathe Road (the Park and Ride) for drainage work.



In addition, independent utility companies are on-site conducting independent utility work along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project limits, under lane closures.

Motorists should expect significant delays when traveling through the work zone and along adjacent roadways. Please plan ahead, leaving plenty of additional time to get to and from your destination. Whenever possible, consider alternate routes or other forms of transportation such as carpooling, ridesharing, transit, biking, or walking. Drivers should slow down, use caution, and follow flaggers and road signs.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Crews will continue work on the stormwater ponds near the I-89 southbound on-ramp and on the east side of U.S. 2/7 north of Hercules Drive. This work will take place off the roadway. Additional drainage work will take place along U.S. 2/7 near Whitcomb Street and Champlain Farms and near Rathe Road and the Park and Ride. This work will require lane closures along U.S. 2/7. East Coast Signals will be on-site installing temporary traffic signals at the intersection of U.S. 2/7 and Mountain View Drive/Lower Mountain View Drive. This work will take place off the roadway. No blasting activities are anticipated to take place next week, with blasting activities anticipated to resume the week of December 1.



Independent utility work will take place along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project limits under lane closures.

Crews conduct excavation for future drainage infrastructure along the I-89 Exit 16 southbound on-ramp in Colchester, VT.

LOCATION: U.S. Routes 2/7 in Colchester starting at the Winooski town line and continuing north for 1.05 miles to Sunderland Woods Road.

PROJECT COMPLETION: Contract 1: Fall 2023 | Contract 2: Summer 2027

VTrans Colchester Exit 17 Project

• Project Area: I-89 Exit 17, U.S. 7 between the Shell Gas Station and Wiley Road, U.S. 2 between Chimney Corner and Jasper Mine Road
• Next week: Crews will install permanent pavement markings and signage on U.S. 2 and U.S. 7 within the project limits as weather permits.
• Traffic Impacts: Saturday 7 AM – 3:30 PM and Monday – Friday, 6 AM – 8 PM | Lane reductions and shifts on U.S. 2 and U.S. 7, with two-way traffic maintained.  
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Summer 2026
• Project Website

City of Winooski Main Street Revitalization Project

• Project Area: Main Street in Winooski, between the railroad bridge near Maple Street and the Colchester town line near Checkerbay Carwash
• Next week: Crews will be active along Main Street from Maple Street to Tigan Street: paving driveway aprons and planting trees between Maple and Stevens Streets; paving temporary sidewalks, installing brick pavers, and installing curb between Lafountain and Tigan Streets; completing conduit work at the Bellevue and Main Street intersection, and Tigan and Main Street intersection; and conducting general cleanup and landscaping activities throughout the project area. 
• Traffic Impacts: Monday – Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM | Main Street restricted to northbound traffic only; southbound traffic detoured to Tigan Street and Weaver Street. From Monday through Wednesday, full and single-lane closures of Bellevue and Normand Street at their Main Street intersections respectively.
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Summer 2026
• Project website

This video provides an overview of the Exit 16 DDI project, discusses the benefits of the Diverging Diamond Interchange design, and demonstrates how drivers, cyclists and pedestrians will navigate the new traffic pattern coming to Colchester, VT.

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VTrans is committed to providing a comprehensive and robust communications and public outreach program as part of this project. 

The project website has been upgraded to include a translation feature with the ability to automatically translate website content into 11 languages. 

In addition, the website is now home to a translated materials tab which includes several frequently asked questions and answers that have been translated into 11 languages with help from trained interpreters and translators from AALV in Burlington, Vermont. 

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CONTACT US:

Project Hotline: 802-595-4399

Project email address: info@Exit16DDI.vtransprojects.vermont.gov

Project Website