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Latest Construction Update
DATE: Friday, May 16, 2025
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In observance of Memorial Day, crews will be out of the roadway by noon on Friday, May 23, and will return to the project area on Tuesday, May 27.
TRAFFIC IMPACT AND DURATION: From Sunday, May 18, at 8 p.m. through Friday, May 23, at 6 a.m., there will be single-lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers at the Chimney Corner intersection of U.S. Route 7 (U.S. 7) and U.S. Route 2 (U.S. 2) between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night.
From Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. through Friday, May 23, at 6 a.m., the Interstate 89 Exit 17 interchange northbound on and off ramps will be closed at night between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Traffic will be detoured via Exit 18 in Milton. A supplemental Traffic Alert will be issued before the closures. The Exit 16 interchange remains open as an alternate route for motorists familiar with the area.
From Monday, May 19, through Friday, May 23, at 12 p.m., I-89 will be reduced to a single lane in both directions near Exit 17 during off-peak hours: 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on I-89 northbound and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on I-89 southbound.
Width reductions will be in place along the I-89 northbound on and off ramps throughout the week; traffic will be maintained on the ramps outside of the nighttime closures.
On U.S. 2, between Chimney Corner and the I-89 southbound ramps, there will be lane closures with traffic shifts. Two-way traffic on U.S. 2 will be maintained.
Starting mid-week, shoulders on U.S. 7 near the Chimney Corner intersection will be closed intermittently during daytime hours.
Motorists should slow down, use caution, and pay attention to road signs and flaggers while traveling through the project limits.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES: From Sunday through Friday during nighttime hours, crews will begin full-depth roadway reconstruction at the intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. 7. Crews will continue with the construction of the new Exit 17 northbound on and off ramps Tuesday night through Thursday night.
Monday through Friday during daytime hours, crews will install foundations for new streetlights along the Exit 17 northbound ramps. Work will continue on the new U.S. 2 bridge deck and gravel wetland near the I-89 southbound on-ramp. Crews will also install mast arm foundations for new traffic signals at the Chimney Corner intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. 7.
Crews continue constructing a new bridge over I-89 at Exit 17 and new northbound on and off ramps in Colchester, VT.
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