Exit 16 DDI Construction Update

Construction Update

Exit 16 DDI

DATE: Friday, March 6, 2026

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Monday, March 9, through Friday, March 13, between 6 AM and 3 PM, lane closures and lane shifts will be in effect on U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) between the Interstate 89 (I-89) Exit 16 northbound off-ramp and Hercules Drive.

Independent utility companies will periodically conduct 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, consider alternative routes, or use other forms of transportation (carpooling, ridesharing, transit, biking, or walking). Drivers should slow down, use caution, and follow flaggers and signage.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Crews will widen the roadway on U.S. 2/7 between the I‑89 Exit 16 northbound off‑ramp and Mountain View Drive next week. They will also remove rock and install new drainage on U.S. 2/7 between Mountain View Drive and Hercules Drive. No blasting activities are scheduled for next week.

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

Crews install drainage infrastructure along 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

Diamond Interchange Comes to Vermont Educational Video

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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Translated Materials

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.

Project Hotline: 802-595-4399

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

Exit 16 DDI Project | http://www.exit16ddi.vtransprojects.vermont.gov/

Vermont Agency of Transportation | https://vtrans.vermont.gov/