Officials Extend Hartford Route 5 Road Closing Estimate to End of Year

Hartford — Vermont transportation officials say a stretch of Route 5 just north of the Hartford recycling center and transfer station is expected to remain closed through the end of the year, as crews work to build and place a new culvert under the roadway.

A temporary culvert was recently installed near the intersection of Neal Road, where a stone and concrete culvert dating back to the 1930s collapsed earlier this month, according to a news release today from the state Agency of Transportation.

That structure will prevent the stream from rising to road level and protect nearby property, officials said. However, the road won’t reopen until a permanent replacement — which is now being manufactured — is installed.

The new culvert is expected to be on-site by the end of November, with installation taking four weeks, the release said.

Until then, an official detour remains in effect, routing drivers along Interstate 91 or Clay Hill Road in North Hartland toward Route 4 in Quechee.