DATE: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In observance of the New Year holiday, crews are off-site as of 3 PM yesterday, Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Work will resume at 7 AM on Monday, January 5, 2026. 

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Monday, January 5, through Friday, January 9, between 7 AM and 3 PM, lane closures and lane shifts will be in place on Lower Mountain View Drive and Upper Mountain View Drive near their intersection with U.S. Routes 2/7 (U.S. 2/7). A lane closure and shift will also be in effect on the west side of U.S. 2/7 just south of Rathe Road. 

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 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 installing drainage infrastructure on Lower Mountain View Drive and will hammer ledge on Upper Mountain View Drive near their intersections with U.S. 2/7. Stormwater ditching work will also take place on the west side of U.S. 2/7 just south of Rathe Road, with the possibility of additional ledge hammering in this area.



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

Crews pave along the base of the completed retaining wall located between The Lighthouse Restaurant parking lot and U.S. 2/7 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