HARTFORD — Beginning Monday, Oct. 14, the VA Cutoff Road bridge over the White River will close for two weeks while crews connect two sections of the span.

Traffic will be detoured to the Route 4/Route 5 bridge during the closure.

The newly constructed bridge, also known as the Hartford Bridge #7, which spans the White River and Town Highway 98, is tentatively scheduled to open on Monday, Oct. 28, according to a Vermont Agency of Transportation news release.

During the two-week closure, southbound vehicles will be detoured east Route 14 to the Route 4/Route 5 bridge, onto Route 5, then merge with Route 4.

Northbound traffic will be detoured to the VA Cutoff Road or Mill Road, onto Route 4, then merge onto Route 5 and proceed over the Route 4/Route 5 bridge, then west on Route 14.

Resurfacing work on Route 5 will continue during the bridge closure, and motorists should expect delays.

Construction on the bridge project began in April 2023 and is slated to be complete in Fall 2025.

The new $24.4 million bridge will be widened by approximately 8 feet to meet the minimum state standards for width. This will include a 5.5-foot sidewalk with 4-foot wide shoulders and 11-foot wide travel lanes. The contractor for the project is Queensbury, N.Y.-based Kubricky Construction Corp.