Twenty-foot metal dowels, drilled and cemented into the rock face, provide stabilization to the area that originally collapsed in February along I-91 in Fairlee, Vt., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Pete Holbrook, supervisor with contractor J.A. McDonald, said it took about a month to install the original 29 support rods, and the timeline of the project has been extended into the fall as the scope has expanded to include shoring up other areas of the ledge that could collapse. (Valley News - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Twenty-foot metal dowels, drilled and cemented into the rock face, provide stabilization to the area that originally collapsed in February along I-91 in Fairlee, Vt., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Pete Holbrook, supervisor with contractor J.A. McDonald, said it took about a month to install the original 29 support rods, and the timeline of the project has been extended into the fall as the scope has expanded to include shoring up other areas of the ledge that could collapse. (Valley News – Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Alex Driehaus

BRADFORD, Vt. — A portion of Interstate-91 South near Exit 16 in Bradford, Vt., has been reduced to one lane as construction crews continue to work on stabilizing a rock ledge that partially collapsed in early 2024.

There are currently no rolling roadblocks in effect on Interstate-91 North, according to a Friday news release from the Vermont Department of Transportation.

Over the next week, workers are scheduled to “begin the installation of protective barrier fence and other necessary traffic control and safety measures.”

Beginning Saturday, July 26, a roughly 6-mile stretch of the interstate’s southbound lanes between Exit 16 in Bradford, Vt., and Exit 15 in Fairlee will be closed for up to 35 days. During that time, southbound motorists will be detoured to Route 5.

The project is scheduled to be completed this fall.

Visit resources.vtrans.vermont.gov/FactSheet/default.aspx?pin=24D016 for more information about the project.