CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
DATE: Friday, May 26, 2023
TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION:
Crews will be off-site at 12:00 p.m., noon, today, Friday, May 26, in observation of the Memorial Day holiday. Crews will return on Tuesday, May 30, at 6:00 a.m.
On Tuesday, May 30, through Friday, June 2, between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., motorists should expect intermittent traffic impacts including lane and shoulder closures throughout the project area.
There is the potential for nightwork between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to begin next week to facilitate the installation of final pavement markings. This work may require lane and shoulder closures throughout the project area.
Motorists are reminded to slow down and stay alert when traveling through the work zone.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: Crews will be on-site next week to complete project clean-up and miscellaneous punch list items. There is the potential for a crew to begin line striping and other pavement markings during nighttime hours.
The roundabout will remain open and operational to traffic. Additional information on how to navigate a roundabout as a motorist, pedestrian, or cyclist can be found below.
HOW TO NAVIGATE A ROUNDABOUT:
An educational video on how to safely and properly navigate a roundabout can be found on the project website and is linked here. The information from the video is summarized in the graphic below.
Click here for additional project progress photos!
LOCATION: The Shelburne Street Roundabout project is located at the intersection of U.S. 7 (Shelburne Street, South Willard Street), ALT U.S. 7 (Shelburne Street) Locust Street and Ledge Road in the City of Burlington, VT. The U.S. 7 project limits extend from Shelburne Street at Adams Court to South Willard Street at Chittenden Drive and on Shelburne Street along ALT U.S. 7 at Marian Street. Work will also be conducted on the following side streets: Gove Court, Locust Street and Ledge Road.
PROJECTED COMPLETION: Summer 2023
PROJECT INFORMATION MEETING RECORDING AND SLIDES
View the recording from the Project Information Meeting on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. CLICK HERE
View the slide deck from the Project Information Meeting on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. CLICK HERE
SHELBURNE STREET ROUNDABOUT PROJECT
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Burlington Department of Public Works (Burlington DPW) are improving roadway conditions for all users along US Route 7 (Shelburne Street) in Burlington. This joint initiative includes street reconstruction and the construction of a new single-lane roundabout at the intersection of US Route 7 (South Willard Street), US ALT Route 7 (Shelburne Street), Ledge Road and Locust Street. The project also includes the addition of a designated left turn lane onto Ledge Road and the installation of new pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Furthermore, the project is improving signage, street lighting, drainage, stormwater runoff treatment, and relocating and consolidating utility transmissions underground. The project was awarded to S.D. Ireland Brothers of Williston on May 1, 2021. Construction began in 2021 and will continue through July 2023.
Want to learn more about the Shelburne Street Roundabout? Watch these videos!
Shelburne Street Roundabout Introduction
Navigating the Shelburne Street Roundabout