Construction season: where to expect delays next week
Chittenden County:
Part of Vermont Route 116/Hinesburg Road will be closed with detours in place near Sunset Avenue in South Burlington on weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The closures will continue through June 23. This will be in addition to a separate lane closure further south on the same road.
Interstate 89 in Colchester near Exit 17 will be reduced to a single lane in both directions weekdays during off-peak hours through the summer of 2026.
The U.S. Route 2 overpass in Richmond that crosses over Interstate 89 will have alternating one-way traffic from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays through September.
Continued work on Industrial Avenue in Williston will require alternating one-way traffic and the closure of the southbound right-turn-only lane of VT 2A from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
VT 128 between Fairfax and Essex will see alternating one-way traffic from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.
Construction will continue elsewhere, including on Main Street in Winooski and the intersection of Main and Pine Street in Burlington.
Northern Vermont:
VT 12 in Worcester will have two sections with alternating one-way traffic from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. as bridge replacement work continues.
A paving project on I-89 will cause lane closures and a speed limit reduction to 55 miles per hour between Exit 20 and Exit 22 in Swanton.
VT 105 in Enosburg Falls will be reduced to one lane near the intersections with Water Tower Road and Pleasant Street.
VT 15 will see alternating one-way traffic between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. between Hillcrest Drive in Johnson and the VT 108 roundabout in Cambridge.
U.S. 2 will see alternating one-way traffic near the Marshfield Dam in Marshfield from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..
VT 105 from Sheldon to Enosburg will see alternating one-way traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with rough pavement surfaces expected.
Central Vermont:
A large-scale highway resurfacing project will result in much of U.S. 7, U.S. 4, and U.S. BUS 4 in Rutland being subject to delays with alternating one-way traffic.
U.S. 302 between Barre and Orange will begin guardrail work on Monday. There will be multiple closures with alternating one-way traffic.
Due to paving work on Richardson Road in Washington, alternating one-way traffic will be set up on VT 110.
The U.S. 4 Queechee Gorge Bridge in Hartford will see alternating one-way traffic. The trail at the bridge underpass is still closed through fall 2025.
I-89 in Royalton will see single-lane traffic and speed limit reductions as work on the bridges continues on weekdays.
Southern Vermont:
Weekdays overnight between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. will see alternating one-way traffic in Ludlow on VT 103.
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