DATE: Friday, December 5, 2025

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Monday, December 8, through Friday, December 12, between 6 AM and 3 PM, U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) will have lane closures at the Interstate 89 (I-89) Exit 16 southbound off-ramp and northbound on-and-off ramps, and potential lane width reductions along the ramps for drainage work. In addition, U.S. 2/7 between Hercules Drive and Rathe Road will have lane closures for stormwater pond work and blasting. Intermittent blasting events will also require U.S. 2/7 between the Park & Ride and Rathe Road, and all intersecting sideroads to be shut down for approximately 10 minutes. To learn more about traffic impacts associated with blasting activities, click here.

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 at the I-89 Exit 16 southbound off-ramp and northbound on-and-off ramps, and work on the stormwater pond along U.S. 2/7 between Hercules Drive and Rathe Road.

Intermittent blasting events will continue next week during daytime hours along the west side of U.S. 2/7 between the Park & Ride and Rathe Road. Independent utility work will take place along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project limits.

Crews conducted drainage work along U.S. 2/7 near the I-89 Exit 16 southbound on-ramp.

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

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
• Project Update: Construction activities have paused for the 2025 construction season. Intermittent activities may take place if the weather permits. Crews will return to the project area in the spring of 2026. 
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Summer 2026
• Project Website

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 streetlight fixtures and wiring on Main Street between Stevens Street and Bellevue Street, as weather permits. 
• Traffic Impacts: Monday – Friday, 7 AM – 7 PM | Instances of shoulder closures and sidewalk closures on Main Street between Stevens Street and Bellevue Street.  
• Construction: Spring 2024 – Summer 2026
• Project website

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