DATE: Friday, October 16, 2026

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: Daily, starting the morning of Monday, October 19, through the afternoon on Friday, October 23, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted:

• Intermittent single outer most lane closures on alternating sides of U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) at the intersections of Mountain View Drive, Hercules Drive, and Rathe Road. Two-way traffic will be maintained.
• Alternating single lane closure in each direction along U.S. 2/7 between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive. Two-way traffic will be maintained.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Daytime work will take place between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., starting the morning of Monday, October 19, through the afternoon on Friday, October 23. East Coast Signals will be onsite working on wiring the new traffic signal equipment at the intersections of U.S. 2/7 at Mountain View Drive, Hercules Drive, and Rathe Road. This work will require intermittent single lane closures. Crews will work to install curb, prep and install sidewalk, and place topsoil along U.S. 2/7 between South Park Drive and Mountain View Drive under a single lane closure on either side of the road. Additionally, crews will continue repairing the piers for the I-89 overpass bridges. This work will take place outside of the roadway.

Crews continue to construct the center and splitter islands on the Exit 16 Diverging Diamond Interchange 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: Over the next several weeks, 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