DATE: Friday, May 15, 2026

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION:

Crews will be off-site starting Friday, May 22, at noon in observance of Memorial Day. Crews will return to site on Monday, May 25 at 7 p.m.

Nightly, starting the evening of Sunday, May 17, through the morning of Friday, May 22, between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless otherwise noted:

• Lane closures along one side of U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive, with two-way traffic shifted to the opposite side of the roadway.
• Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19, South Park Drive reduced to a single lane. Access will be maintained but limited.
• Thursday, May 21, the Interstate 89 (I-89) southbound off-ramp at Exit 16 will be fully closed starting at 7 p.m. and will reopen by 6 a.m. on Friday, May 22. I-89 southbound traffic will be detoured to exit the interstate at Exit 17 to U.S. 2 east, to U.S. 2/7 south.



Daily, starting the morning of Monday, May 18, through noon on Friday, May 22, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted:

• Lane closures along U.S. 2/7 between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive, with two-way traffic maintained.
• Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19, Highgate Center reduced to a single lane. Access will be maintained but limited.
• Intermittent lane closures along either side of U.S. 2/7 near Hercules Drive, with the work zone moving north along U.S. 2/7.

Please be advised that portions of U.S. 2/7 will be reduced to a gravel surface starting Sunday night through Saturday morning. Motorists should slow down, use caution, and follow traffic control personnel's instructions and signage. In addition, motorists should expect significant delays when traveling through the work zone and along adjacent roadways. Please plan additional travel time or consider alternative routes.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:

Nighttime work this week will take place between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., starting the evening of Sunday, May 17, through the morning of Friday, May 22. Crews will continue to remove asphalt and boxcut along U.S. 2/7 continuing north. On Monday and Tuesday night, crews will install conduit sleeves at the intersection of U.S. 2/7 at South Park Drive. On Thursday night, crews will remove asphalt and boxcut the I-89 southbound off-ramp. There is the potential for crews to begin paving temporary asphalt along the gravel section of U.S. 2/7 and the I-89 southbound off-ramp on Thursday night.



Daytime work will take place between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m., starting the morning of Monday, May 18, through noon on Friday, May 22. Crews will work to maintain gravel surfaces along U.S. 2/7 throughout the week. Additionally, crews will continue to install the cable connections between the new traffic signal intersections (interconnect) from Hercules Drive headed north. On Friday, crews will finish temporarily paving the gravel section and install temporary line markings. 

Crews backfilling around an overhead sign foundation and placing subbase for new sidewalk.

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:

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 be off-site until June 2026 for overhead sign installation. 
• Project Website
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Summer 2026

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 install traffic signal infrastructure at the Winooski Fire Department and Spring Street intersection and sidewalk and permeable pavers on both sides of Main Street between Lafountain Street and Tigan Street.Streetlight wiring installation will wrap up between Bellevue and Tigan Street early next week. 
• Traffic Impacts:
• 24/7 | Main Street southbound lane reduction at Tigan Street intersection 
• Monday – Wednesday, 7 AM to 7 PM | 10-minute traffic stoppages on Main Street near Winooski Fire Department.
• Thursday – Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM | 10-minute traffic stoppages at Main Street and Spring Street intersection. Lane reductions and traffic shifts on East and West Spring Street.
• Monday – Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM | On-street parking restrictions, lane closures, and traffic shifts along Main Street between Spring Street and Tigan Street, with potential for alternating one-way traffic controlled by flaggers. Traffic control will be present. 
• Project website
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Summer 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 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