DATE: Friday, January 16, 2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, crews will be offsite on Monday, January 19, 2026. 

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Tuesday, January 20, through Friday, January 23, between 7 AM and 3 PM, lane closures and lane shifts will be in effect on Lower Mountain View Drive and Upper Mountain View Drive near their intersection with U.S. Routes 2/7 (U.S. 2/7). Later in the week, there is potential for a lane closure and shift on the east side of U.S. 2/7 near Starbucks, just south of Lower Mountain View Drive. 

Independent utility companies will periodically be on-site conducting utility work along U.S. 2/7 between the Winooski town line and Sunderland Woods Road 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 alternative 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: Next week, beginning Tuesday, crews will continue removing ledge and constructing a retaining wall on Lower Mountain View Drive near the U.S. 2/7 intersection. On Upper Mountain View Drive, they will shape a grass swale and clean up ledge following hammering work. Later in the week, the contractor may also begin stripping topsoil and grass and removing ledge along U.S. 2/7 near Starbucks, just south of Lower Mountain View Drive.



Independent utility work will periodically take place along U.S. 2/7 between the Winooski town line and Sunderland Woods Road.

Crews hammer ledge along Mountain View Drive (left) and excavate material along U.S. 2/7 near Rathe Rd for a future grass channel (right) 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

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