Road Work | Week of July 6-10
July 2, 2026 | By Waterbury RoundaboutThis post was updated on July 7 with new information from Fayston and Bolton town officials.
Weekly 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 along the interstate.
Bolton
JULY 7 DUXBURY ROAD UPDATE: This week on Thursday-Friday, July 9-10, Duxbury Road between the Long Trail footbridge and approximately Honey Hollow Road will be closed between the hours of 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. for final restabilization work. This section of the road will be fully closed during this time. Town officials say that residents from all addresses in this vicinity will have access to their properties and emergency services will have access.
Crews are completing road and bank repairs from recent storm damage.
Fayston
Starting on Wednesday, July 8, the Fayston Road Crew will be hauling gravel from the town gravel pit to Kew-Vasseur Road. Motorists should expect one-lane traffic on Kew-Vasseur for most of the day while trucks are hauling/dumping material. At the end of each day, the grader will spread and smooth the new gravel. This project is expected to take about a week, weather permitting.
Also, while a crusher is in Fayston for most of the month, the crew will be making and stockpiling winter sand. That means increased truck traffic on Sharpshooter Road traveling between the gravel pit and the Town Garage.
Please slow down and be patient around the trucks and equipment.
Waterbury
Waterbury Highway Department Supervisor Celia Clark said some tree cleanup from Wednesday’s storms may still be needed on Monday, but town roads held up well.
Other work this week will focus on Waterbury Center with roadside mowing, grading and ditch maintenance.
Interstate 89 | Waterbury-Montpelier, southbound
New pavement on I-89 southbound just below Exit 10 in Waterbury. VTrans photo
This resurfacing project between Exit 10 in Waterbury and Exit 8 in Montpelier continues.
For the week of July 6-10, motorists should expect major delays during working hours due to multiple southbound lane closures. Expect to be traveling on uneven lanes and milled surfaces where pavement is still being put down.
The schedule for Monday-Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. is:
Weather permitting, continue installing the final top course of pavement.
Weather permitting, installation of temporary pavement markings
Continue installing shoulder material.
The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph and fines will be doubled.
Interstate 89 Southbound | Richmond-Waterbury, southbound
Guardrails are being replaced along I-89 southbound between Richmond and Waterbury. VTrans photo
As this resurfacing project gets in full swing, multiple crews are working between Exit 11 in Richmond and Exit 10 in Waterbury. Milling the old pavement is ongoing, as well as paving the first leveling layer of asphalt. Some guardrail work also has begun.
For the week of July 6-10, motorists can expect one-lane travel between Mile Markers 77 and 68, with occasional northbound closures at the U-Turns during working hours. Drivers are urged to use both lanes to the merge point. Anticipate slow-moving travel, traveling on uneven lanes, and milled surfaces. Do not follow construction vehicles into the work zones.
The schedule for Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. is:
Weather permitting, paving the first leveling course continues.
Continued guardrail work.
Shoulder work to include berm removal.
The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph and fines will be doubled.