Road Work | Oct. 23-27
October 23, 2023 | By Waterbury Roundabout Oct. 25 UPDATE: This post was updated with information about paving in Duxbury .
Duxbury paving Thursday-Friday, Oct. 26-27
Part of River Road in Duxbury is freshly paved in May 2022. File photo by Gordon Miller
Paving is planned on two sections of road in Duxbury on Thursday and Friday this week, according to an announcement on Wednesday from town officials.
Selectboard Chair Richard Charland said a one-inch layer of asphalt will be put down on the section of Main Street starting at the former elementary school (now River Branch Community School) heading south toward Vermont Route 100. The other section is on River Road west of the stretch that was paved last year. The goal is to get those heavily traveled roads in better shape before winter.
“The objective is to provide both a smoother surface and to prevent damage to town plow equipment from the potholes and broken up pavement,” the town announcement explains.
Charland said the mild weather forecast for the end of this week will be ideal for the work which should start in the mornings. Motorists may want to avoid the areas while the work is underway. Traffic will be maintained, but it may be slowed for the projects.
Another top layer of pavement will be added to these sections in the spring, Charland said.
Water line construction is underway in the Kennedy Drive neighborhood on Blush Hill at Ashford Lane. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti
Local road projects are winding down for the season.
Paving was completed last week on Winooski Street near the bridge where repairs were done to the section of roadway that was damaged in the July flood. The speed table also was added to Little River Road. Public Works Director Bill Woodruff said the latter needs some lines and striping which will be done as soon as possible with the right weather conditions.
The main municipal project still under way is the water line replacement on lower Blush Hill between the reservoir at the end of Blackberry Lane through the Ashford Lane-Acorn and Kennedy drives neighborhood. Residents there will see crews working this week. Those streets will be paved in 2024.
State projects
Below is information on state projects around the region for this week from the Vermont Agency of Transportation.
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 on U.S. 2.
Below on the interstate, Tuesday through Friday between 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., motorists may encounter a single-lane closure for both southbound and northbound travel. The right shoulders in both the northbound and southbound lanes remain closed within project limits.
U.S. Rt. 2 | Richmond-Bolton
Rehabilitation and resurfacing of U.S. 2 continues. Motorists can expect moderate delays with traffic control present to allow for one-lane of alternating traffic within various work areas both daytime and nighttime during the week.
Montpelier
A resurfacing project is underway along U.S. 2 and U.S. 302. Motorists can expect lane closures and alternating one-way traffic between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., through Thursday, Oct. 26, this week between the Middlesex-Montpelier town line at State Street and continuing along U.S. 2 to the eastern end of the project limits at the Berlin-Montpelier town line. Expect lane closures and alternating one-way traffic throughout the project area between.