DATE: Friday, January 30, 2026

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Monday, February 2, through Friday, February 6, between 6:30 AM and 3 PM, lane closures and lane shifts will be in effect on the west side of U.S. 2/7 at Whitcomb Street and between NuHarbor Security and Rathe Road. There will also be lane closures and lane shifts on Lower Mountain View Drive and Upper Mountain View Drive near their intersection with U.S. Routes 2/7 (U.S. 2/7). 

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 alternative 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: Next week, crews will conduct hammering to remove ledge on the west side of U.S. 2/7 at Whitcomb Street as well as on Upper Mountain View Drive near its intersection with U.S. 2/7. In addition, crews will remove the retaining wall on Lower Mountain View Drive near its intersection with U.S. 2/7, shape the grass swale on the west side of U.S. 2/7 in front of NuHarbor Security, and perform ditching work on the west side of U.S. 2/7 between the Park & Ride and Rathe Road.



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

Crews document utility lines as ledge removal and underdrain installation took place along Lower Mountain View Drive 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