Road Work | Week of July 31-Aug. 4
July 29, 2023Road Work is compiled from reports from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTRANS) and the Waterbury Public Works Department.
No major projects are planned for this coming week in Waterbury.
Waterbury
Armory Drive: The bridge project remains under construction. No major closings planned for this week.
Main Street: State project officials say that the contractor is scheduled to set granite curb and prep for new sidewalk this week, resulting in some sidewalk closures on the north side of Main Street and some alternating one-way traffic using flaggers.
Stowe Street: Sidewalk construction is under way along Stowe Street.
Townwide: Road grading and other routine summer maintenance. Be on the lookout for crews with equipment to give them space to work.
State projects
The Vermont Agency of Transportation’s project update for this week is shorter than usual as some projects have been temporarily suspended due to flood damage, inaccessibility to the work site, or contractors repositioned to assist AOT with emergency response and repairs.
Below is information on state projects in the Waterbury area for this week.
Interstate 89 | Richmond
Replacement of Bridge #29 along U.S. 2 over I-89 continues. Travelers can expect lane closures with traffic control present allowing for one lane of alternating travel.
Below on the interstate, Monday through Friday both southbound and northbound high-speed lanes will be closed from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the right shoulder remains closed within the vicinity of the Rt. 2 bridge reconstruction project area.
U.S. Rt. 2 | Richmond-Bolton
Rehabilitation of U.S. 2 continues with nighttime work in progress. Motorists can expect delays within work areas due to one-way alternating traffic at night and early morning, Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Motorists can also expect to be traveling on some areas of gravel surface between Millet Street and the I-89 interchange. Project officials remind motorists to please slow down in the work zones.
Montpelier
A resurfacing project is underway along U.S. 2 and U.S. 302. From Sunday, July 30, through Friday morning, Aug. 4, during nighttime hours, between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., motorists will see lane closures and alternating one-way traffic U.S. 302 from the project limits at the Berlin/Montpelier town line to the intersection with U.S. 2 at the roundabout, and along U.S. 2 beginning at the eastern end of the project and continuing along to the end of the project near Bailey Avenue.