Road events & Road Work | Aug. 12-18
August 11, 2023This weekend, there are events that will affect traffic in Waterbury in addition to several projects around town Monday through Friday.
These listings are compiled from reports from the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Waterbury Public Works Department.
Saturday: 100 on 100 foot race & antique car show
On Saturday, Aug. 12, two events will take place in Waterbury affecting motorists and traffic along Routes 2 and 100.
100 on 100 course map through Waterbury. Screenshot
Vermont 100on100
This 100-mile relay footrace (mostly) on Rt. 100 starts at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe and ends in at the Okemo Ice House in Ludlow. Teams of 2-6 runners each will start from Stowe between 4:40 and 9:30 a.m.
Although the race is named for Route 100, the course portion through Waterbury takes it nearly entirely onto local roads, avoiding the state highway.
Runners will enter Rt. 100 from Moscow Road in Stowe and then exit onto Gregg Hill Road in Waterbury Center. From there, it will use a short stretch of Rt. 100 to Guild Hill Road and then continue to Maple Street, Loomis Hill Road, Valley View and Shaw Mansion Roads, Kneeland Flats and Guptil Road. It cuts across Country Club Road to Laurel Lane to Lincoln Street. Runners then will use Stowe Street to Railroad Street, coming out of Demeritt Place onto South Main Street/Rt. 100 South. Once over the bridge, the course follows Rt. 100 through Duxbury to the Mad River Valley.
See the entire course and more race information on the race website 100on100relay.com.
The car parade with the Vermont Auto Enthusiasts’ Vermont Antique & Classic Car Meet is Saturday starting at 3:30 p.m. from Farr’s Field, down Rt. 2 and Main Street to Rusty Parker Memorial Park. Lower Stowe Street between Main and Union will be closed from 3:30 to 10 p.m. for the evening street party. Photo by Gordon Miller
Vermont Antique & Classic Car Meet
The Vermont Auto Enthusiasts hold their main annual event this weekend at Farr’s Field in Waterbury starting on Friday. This is the 66th annual show with events scheduled Friday-Sunday.
On Saturday, the antique car parade leaves Farr’s Field starting at 3:30 p.m. and heads down Main Street to Rusty Parker Memorial Park. Traffic along U.S. Route 2 and Main Street will be affected through 5:30 p.m.
Also, starting at 3:30 p.m. the lower portion of Stowe Street between Main and Union streets will be closed for the car show’s street party scheduled for 7-10 p.m. with music from WDEV. Cars will be parked along Stowe Street on display.
Events at Farr’s Field take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. A full schedule is online at vtauto.org/vermont-car-shows/antique-classic-car-meet.
Road work: Aug. 14-18
Waterbury
Stowe Street: Sidewalk construction continues.
Winooski Street: Crews are looking to complete road repairs near the bridge and rear entrance to Dac Rowe Park.
Townwide: Road grading and mowing, weather permitting. Be on the lookout for crews with equipment to give them space to work.
Main Street sidewalks: Agency of Transportation officials say that the contractor needed to do sidewalk and curb repairs has been redirected to emergency response work after the July flood. They will return as soon as possible to set granite curb sections and prep for new sidewalk sections where utility poles were removed.
State projects
Below is information on state projects in region 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 passing lanes will be closed from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The interstate right shoulders remain closed within the vicinity of the bridge 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 the Crate Escape 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. Motorists can expect lane closures and alternating one-way traffic on U.S. 302 from the Berlin town line to the roundabout with U.S. 2, and along U.S. 2 between Berlin Street and the Berlin/Montpelier town line.
Stowe | Route 108-Mountain Road
Along Vermont Route 108 in “The Notch” between Stowe and Cambridge, an environmental restoration/parking and picnic area improvement project is underway. Motorists may encounter periods of one-way alternating traffic on this route as crews work between the former Long Trail and Hell Brook North parking areas.