A new 1.5 mile, multi-use path to be constructed this summer will connect Colchester and Essex.Â
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) in conjunction with Engineers Construction, Inc. (ECI) will begin the construction of a new path on VT Route 15 between the intersections of Lime Kiln Road, Colchester and Susie Wilson Road, Essex.
The path will be 10-feet wide. The project also includes pedestrian signal upgrades, signage, pavement markings and more.
The new path will run along the south side of VT Route 15 from Lime Kiln Road to Vermont Air National Guard Road. Then cross VT Route 15 and continue along the north side of the road to Susie Wilson Road.
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Work will begin Monday on reconstruction of the intersection of Industrial Avenue and Route 2 near the Williston and South Burlington town line.
The project will continue through at least two construction seasons, according to Vermont Agency of Transportation Project Manager Bruce Martin, finishing no earlier than the fall of 2022 and costing roughly $7.5 million.
A detour will be required for a couple weeks this summer only at night Martin said, diverting Industrial Avenue traffic onto North Brownell Road to connect with Route 2 slightly east of the intersection. Two-way traffic will be maintained on Route 2 for the majority of the construction, but will occasionally be reduced to an alternating one-lane flow at night.