Traffic Alert - I-89 SB Off-Ramp Overnight Closure from 7/28 9PM to 7/29 6AM

Starting TONIGHT, Tuesday, July 28, through the Morning of Wednesday, July 29, the Interstate 89 Exit 16 South Off-ramp will be Fully Closed

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

COLCHESTER, VT: From 9 PM tonight, Tuesday, July 28, through 6 AM tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29, the I-89 Exit 16 South off-ramp will be closed for overhead sign installation. Motorists traveling southbound along I-89 seeking to exit the interstate at Exit 16 will be detoured at Exit 17 in Colchester. Motorists will be directed to take the Exit 17 southbound offramp. At the Exit 17 interchange, motorists will travel east on U.S. Route 2 (U.S. 2) toward the Chimney Corner intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. Route 2/7 (U.S. 2/7) before following U.S. 2/7 south toward the Exit 16 interchange. Signage and message boards will be posted near Exit 16 and along the detour route to guide motorists. Additionally, motorists may choose to seek alternative routes.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29, at 9 PM, through Thursday, July 30, at 6 AM, the Interstate 89 Exit 16 North off-ramp will be fully closed. A supplemental Traffic Alert will be released.  

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