DATE: Friday, October 30, 2026

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: Nightly, starting Sunday night, November 1, through Friday morning, November 6, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless otherwise noted:

• Single-lane closures on either side of U.S. 2/7 between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive. Two-way traffic will be maintained.



Daily, starting Monday morning, November 2, through Friday afternoon, November 6, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted:

• Outermost lane closures on west (southbound) side of U.S. 2/7 between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive. Two-way traffic will be maintained.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Night work will take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., starting Sunday night, November 2, through Friday morning, November 6. Curb installation will take place along U.S. 2/7 between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive under lane closures.



Daytime work will take place between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., starting Monday morning, November 2, through Friday afternoon, November 6. Crews will install barrier under the Interstate 89 (I-89) overpass between the bridge piers and the roadway, starting on the west side under outer lane closure.

Crews continue concrete work, installing the shared-use path along U.S. 2/7 through the Exit 16 interchange and the pad for a bus shelter along Mountain View Drive 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

NEARBY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

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 intermittently complete punch list work throughout the project limits.  
• Traffic Impacts:
• Monday – Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM | Main Street within the project limits may have intermittent shoulder closures and on-street parking restrictions, with most of the work conducted off the roadway.
• Project website
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Fall 2026

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 navigate the new traffic pattern in 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