Road Work | Sept. 29-Oct. 3
September 26, 2025 | By Lisa ScagliottiWeekly Road Work reports are assembled with information from the Vermont Agency of Transportation on projects in the region, the Waterbury Public Works Department, and other local highway departments for projects in Waterbury and neighboring communities as necessary.
Motorists are reminded to drive with caution through work zones and to follow posted speed limits. Speeding fines are doubled in work areas.
Stowe Street bridge nearly done
At the start of last week, the bridge was ready for curb installation. Photo by Gordon Miller
Crews work to add granite curbing and edging along the new Stowe Street bridge and the section of roadway approaching the bridge. VTrans photo
Work on the new Stowe Street bridge is winding down.
This past week, crews have installed granite curbing along the bridge and a section of roadway approaching the bridge.
Plans for the coming week, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, include a key final piece: adding the sidewalks and stamped concrete truck aprons (similar to the surfacing at the roundabout).
Motorists will encounter alternating one-way traffic on Stowe Street and Lincoln Street and should still expect lane and shoulder closures on Route 100 northbound between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
There also likely will be delays along the stretch of Route 100 at and near the intersection with Stowe Street and Blush Hill. Flaggers will be present to direct motorists through the work zone.
Project reminders:
Motorists are asked to stay alert and not follow trucks while traveling through the work zone.
The Lincoln Street Park and Ride lot remains closed, with a temporary lot available downtown at the State Office Complex along Park Row at the end of Randall Street. Commuter buses also are using that lot, with the Rural Community Transit buses also stopping at Shaw’s on Rt. 100.
Sign up for email updates from VTrans on the project using this online form.
The Stowe Street bridge construction is a $4.34 million Vermont Agency of Transportation project replacing the two-lane bridge built in 1928 over the Thatcher Brook near the intersection of Stowe Street, Vermont Route 100 and Blush Hill Road.
Also in Waterbury this week
This section will be updated with any additional local projects announced for this week.
Interstate 89: Waterbury-Montpelier southbound
This project involves removing the existing surface pavement and paving two separate new courses of asphalt.
Paving at the Exit 8/Montpelier interchange ramp recently. VTrans photo
Motorists should continue to expect delays, especially during the hours listed below, due to multiple southbound lane closures between Exit 10 Waterbury/Stowe and Exit 8 Montpelier.
The speed limit is lowered to 55 mph and fines are doubled in the project zone.
Crews this past week continued guardrail and shoulder work. They have now completed the milling/paving the exit interchanges.
Work for the week of Sept. 29:
Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Crews will continue installing new guardrails and doing work along the shoulders.
This is a two-year, 10.5-mile resurfacing project to rebuild both travel lanes.
The project is anticipated to last through this construction season and next summer, with completion targeted by Aug. 15, 2026, according to the Vermont Agency of Transportation.
Anyone interested in receiving VTrans email updates on the project may sign up at this link online.