MACHIAS - The Maine Department of Transportation will be beginning preliminary work for the Dyke Bridge replacement project in Machias. Crews will be mobilizing on Monday, August 5th with work starting on Tuesday, August 6th. The Dyke Bridge carries Route 1 and the Sunrise Trail over the Middle River and is located at the center of the causeway. Lane shifts and temporary (one-minute-long) road closures will be happening during this work. Parking on the causeway is not allowed during the subsurface exploration work from Monday to Friday. During the weekend, the parking area on the causeway will be open. We expect this preliminary work to take a total of 11 days to complete. Crews will not be working on Friday, August 16th. Golder Associates Inc. is the geotechnical firm doing the work.