Construction Update
Brattleboro-Putney PS 25(11)
Brattleboro NH PC 25(5)
Brattleboro STP PC 25(6)
DATE: Friday, October 16, 2026
Overnight work is scheduled across all work zones for tonight, Friday, 10/16, Sunday, 10/18, and Friday, 10/23.
Shoulder and side-road pavement marking operations will begin at 4 p.m. in the afternoon starting next week.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
Vermont Route 9: (Night Work)
From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Friday, shoulder closures will be in place as needed on VT 9 from Edward Heights to the Exit 2 interchange and single-lane closures may be present on side streets. Motorists should watch for wet paint and minor delays may be encountered through the project area.
From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Saturday morning, single-lane closures with alternating traffic patterns controlled by flaggers are planned on VT 9 through the project limits. No street-side parking will be available through the work zone. Motorists should watch for wet paint.
U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro (Night Work)
From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., shoulder closures will be in place as needed on U.S. 5 from Noah’s Lane to the Bennett Drive intersection and single-lane closures may be present on side streets Sunday through Friday. Motorists should watch for wet paint.
From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Saturday morning, single-lane closures will be in place on U.S. 5 from the intersection with Vermont Avenue through the Exit 3 roundabout to the Old Ferry Road intersection. Flaggers and uniformed traffic officers will assist traffic through alternating traffic patterns. Motorists should watch for wet paint.
U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro-Putney (Day Work)
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., single-lane closures will be in place as needed on U.S. 5 on the bridge over Interstate 91 between Bennett Drive and Old Ferry Road. Flaggers will control alternating traffic patterns through the work zones.
Downtown Brattleboro (Night Work)
A mobile work zone is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Saturday morning. Uniformed Traffic Officers will provide a follow-along vehicle and assist with short lane closures and alternating traffic patterns as needed.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:
Final work items including vacuum truck clean out of structures are scheduled throughout ALL the project limits.
Vermont Route 9: (Night Work)
Crews will continue to apply pavement markings. Due to temperature and weather, they will begin earlier in the afternoon at 4 p.m. on shoulders and side roads. This work has been allowed as long as it does not result in single-lane closures with alternating traffic patterns on VT 9 before 7 p.m.
U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro (Night Work)
Permanent pavement marking application will continue on U.S. 5. In addition, bridge joint installations are scheduled for Bridge 8 on Sunday night (over the West River near Spring Tree Road intersection). Night work operations will take place on Bridge 10B (the I-91 overpass between Old Ferry Road and Bennett Drive) once day-time repair work is complete.
U.S. Route 5: Brattleboro-Putney (Day Work)
Work on the I-91 overpass between Old Ferry Road and Bennett Drive is planned to finish during the day in the next week or two as the subcontractor becomes available. Paving operations for this will be done at night once repairs are complete to avoid traffic delays.
LOCATION:
This contract is a composite of three separate paving projects with detailed locations listed below. It includes all Class 1 limits of Brattleboro which are typically noted by a sign stating “State Highway Ends” and “State Highway Begins”. Work to be done on these projects includes coarse milling (grinding off the top layers of pavement) to a depth of 2 inches and paving a ½ inch leveling course and then a 1 ½ inch top course of asphalt. ADA evaluation of sidewalk and pedestrian crossings, sign replacement, guardrail repair and replacement, center line rumble strip location evaluation and installation, drainage work, and other highway improvements are also planned as a part of these projects.
Brattleboro PC25(5)
VT 9: The project begins at Edward Heights intersection and extends approximately 1.7 miles east to the I-91 Exit 2 interchange.
Brattleboro-Putney STP PS25(11)
U.S. 5: The project begins on U.S. 5 in Brattleboro at the “State Highway Begins” sign at the intersection with Vermont Avenue and extends northerly along U.S. 5 for approximately 8.0 miles to just north of the Putney Landing Road intersection in Putney. Work will also take place within the roundabout and from the roundabout east to the New Hampshire state line on VT 9.
Brattleboro PC25(6) – Substantially Complete in 2025
U.S. 5: The project begins at the intersection with Generous Street and extends approximately 1.9 miles north to the Vermont Avenue intersection.
VT 9: The project begins at I-91 Exit 2 interchange and extends approximately 1.0 mile east to the intersection with U.S. 5 at the traffic signal.
VT 30: The project begins at the U.S. 5 and VT 30 interchange and follows VT 30 three tenths of a mile north to approximately the intersection with Cedar Street.
VT 142: The project begins at the Class 1 limit sign just south of the railroad tracks near Riverside Drive and follows VT 142 north to the intersection with U.S. 5 at the traffic signal, skipping over the newly paved portion of VT 142 completed for the Brattleboro-Hinsdale bridge project.
OVERALL PROJECT COMPLETION: Fall 2026
Contact Information:
Name – Bethany Oprendek
Phone – 802.267.4044
Email – bethany@bbo-enterprises.com
