DATE: Friday, December 19, 2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Crews will be off the roadway by 3 PM on Tuesday, December 23, and will return on Monday, December 29, at 6 AM in observance of the Christmas holiday.

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: On Monday, December 22, and Tuesday, December 23, between 6 AM and 3 PM, lane closures and shifts will be in effect on U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) between Mountain View Drive and Rathe Road and along Lower Mountain View Drive near its intersection with U.S. 2/7.

Independent utility companies will be on-site conducting utility work along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project area 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 drainage work along U.S. 2/7 between Mountain View Drive and Rathe Road and on Lower Mountain View Drive near its intersection with U.S. 2/7. Independent utility work will take place along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project limits.

Crews construct a retaining wall in The Lighthouse Restaurant parking lot 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

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