Road Work | June 24-28
June 21, 2024 | By Waterbury Roundabout 
Tandem cyclists navigate North Main Street recently. Photo by Gordon Miller
Road Work is compiled from reports from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTRANS), Waterbury Public Works, and other local highway departments.
Waterbury projects
Public Works Director Bill Woodruff said several projects will be taking place this week:
Crosswalk painting will be wrapping up downtown early Tuesday morning in the areas under Main Street traffic signals and at the end of Elm Street (weather permitting).
Town highway staff will be continuing the gravel resurfacing and ditching work on Sweet Road. The road is open to traffic, but there may be delays while work is taking place.
Bridge work continues on Guptil Road just south of the intersection with Kneeland Flats Road. A signal is in place for alternating single-lane traffic. Motorists are asked to proceed slowly through the work zone while workers are on site. This project is anticipated to last several more weeks.
State projects
I- 89 & U.S. Rt. 2 bridge project | Richmond
The replacement of Bridge #29 along U.S. Route 2 over Interstate 89 continues.
On I-89, the northbound passing lane is currently closed to northbound traffic just south of Exit 11. The southbound passing lane is closed to traffic just south of Exit 11.
Beginning on Tuesday, June 25, northbound traffic will be placed in the southbound passing lane just south of Exit 11. This new lane configuration will be in effect for the next several weeks. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph in work zones. Speed enforcement will be present, and fines will be doubled.
Traffic control will be present on U.S. 2 Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will use one lane of alternating travel.
U.S. Rt. 2 paving project| Richmond
A roadway resurfacing project continues along U.S. Route 2.
Minimal traffic interruptions will occur between Kenyon Road and Cochran Road Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Paving Memorial Drive, U.S. 2 & 302 | Montpelier
In Montpelier, paving projects are progressing on Memorial Drive and Dog River Road.
Single-lane closures are anticipated on both roads during daytime hours next week. One lane of traffic will be maintained in either direction on Memorial Drive, and flaggers will be present to provide alternating traffic patterns on Dog River Road.
This week from Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., motorists can expect alternating one-way traffic with flaggers in place to assist motorists throughout the project limits along U.S. 2 between the Bailey Ave intersection on U.S. 2 east to the Berlin/Montpelier town line, and along U.S. 302 from the Middlesex/Montpelier town line east to the Memorial Drive intersection. Work will also be conducted at the U.S. 2 and U.S. 302 intersection east to the Montpelier/Berlin town line.