YARMOUTH - There will be night construction work next week as part of the ongoing project to replace the two bridges that carry I-295 over Route 1 near Exit 17 in Yarmouth. Crews will work between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from Sunday, May 15th through Friday, May 20th. Route 1 traffic will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic. Nearby residents should expect loud noise and vibrations.
Construction on this project began in December. This is a multi-year project that is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2025. The contractor on this project is CPM Constructors of Freeport. The contract amount is $27,566,210. This project is the recipient of federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Competitive Highway Bridge Program.