State transportation agency advances US 2 slope rehabilitation in St. Johnsbury

The Vermont Agency of Transportation has identified a project to rehabilitate a failed roadside slope along US 2 in St. Johnsbury, creating a state transportation project with potential effects on travel along a principal local route.

VTrans published a factsheet dated July 22, 2026. The project is titled “ST. JOHNSBURY US-2” and is located between mile markers 6.98 and 7.12. The factsheet identifies the work as rehabilitation of a failed slope alongside the highway.

For residents, commuters, freight operators and local businesses that rely on US 2, the project could eventually mean work-zone activity, traffic controls or travel delays while the roadside slope is stabilized. The available information does not establish that any of those effects are occurring now.

What is confirmed

The factsheet identifies the project as a transportation-infrastructure action rather than a routine event listing. It places the work within the Town of St. Johnsbury’s municipal jurisdiction and associates the damage or conditions with the notation “VT24-2.” The approved records do not establish the precise meaning of that notation.

The location is specific: US 2 from mile marker 6.98 through mile marker 7.12. That provides a reference point for people who use the route, but the factsheet does not describe the exact slope-treatment methods or provide a detailed construction plan.

Schedule and traffic information remain unavailable

The approved source packet does not include a full construction schedule, contract value, contractor, lane-closure schedule, project duration or expected completion date. It also does not identify a next construction deadline.

As a result, the factsheet should not be read as confirmation that US 2 is currently closed or that a specific traffic restriction is in effect. The practical effect on drivers, deliveries and nearby businesses will depend on work-zone decisions and timing that have not been released in the available records.

The Town of St. Johnsbury maintains official 2026 records for Selectboard, planning, development-review and infrastructure-related meetings. That municipal page provides a public-records path for additional local information, but the approved packet does not identify a competing newer infrastructure announcement.

For now, the confirmed development is VTrans’ July 22 publication identifying slope rehabilitation on US 2 at mile markers 6.98-7.12. No cost, contractor, construction duration, traffic-control schedule or completion date is included in the available project information.