DATE: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Crews will be off the roadway by noon today, November 26, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Work will resume in the project area on Monday, December 1.

TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Monday, December 1, through Friday, December 5, between 6 AM and 3 PM, U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) will have lane closures between Interstate 89 (I-89) and Rathe Road (the Park and Ride) for drainage work. In addition, from Wednesday through Friday, between 6 AM and 3 PM, intermittent blasting events will require U.S. 2/7 between Rathe Road and Hercules Drive and all intersecting sideroads to be shut down for approximately 10 minutes. To learn more about traffic impacts associated with blasting activities, click here.

In addition, independent utility companies are on-site conducting utility work along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project limits 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 I-89 and Rathe Road (the Park and Ride). Intermittent blasting events will resume on Wednesday, taking place along U.S. 2/7 between Rathe Road and Hercules Drive. Independent utility work will take place along U.S. 2/7 throughout the project limits.

Crews remove material from previous blasting events along U.S. 2/7 near the I-89 Exit 16 northbound 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
• Next week: Crews will install permanent pavement markings and conduct general cleanup throughout the project limits.
• Traffic Impacts: Monday – Friday, 6 AM – 7 PM | Shoulder closures, lane reductions, and lane shifts on U.S. 2 and U.S. 7, with two-way traffic maintained. 
• 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 conduct general cleanup and demobilize construction equipment and materials in preparation for the winter shutdown. Starting mid-week, crews will install streetlights, including wiring, on Main Street between Stevens Street and Bellevue Street. 
• Traffic Impacts: Tuesday – 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