UPDATE: Final Hampden Bridge Bundle Traffic Shift of 2020
UPDATE: This traffic shift is now scheduled for Thursday, November 5th at approximately 10:00 a.m. It has been delayed several times due to weather.
UPDATE: This traffic shift is now scheduled for Thursday, November 5th at approximately 10:00 a.m. It has been delayed several times due to weather.
KINGFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing highway rehabilitation work along part of Routes 16 and 27 in Kingfield. The project area begins at the intersection of High Street and extends north for approximately 2.3 miles, ending three-quarters of a mile north of Tufts Pond Road. This project involves paving work as well as drainage and safety improvements. We will also be replacing and adding sidewalks.
UPDATE: This closure will now happen between 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10th and 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11th.
HAMPDEN - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Emerson Mill Road to traffic at the I-95 bridges on Monday, November 9th as part of the ongoing construction work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project. The road will close at 7:00 p.m. and reopen at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10th.
KITTERY - Work on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge will result in significant lane closures and traffic shifts next week to accommodate median work. This median work is expected to continue until October 2021.
HAMPDEN - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Emerson Mill Road to traffic at the I-95 bridges as needed between now and Friday, December 4th. This is part of the ongoing construction work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project. The overnight road closures will happen between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. No closures will be happening over the holiday weekend (from Wednesday, November 25th to Sunday, November 29th).
AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation is assisting the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention with its investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak associated with MaineDOT's Region 3 office in Wilton. Maine CDC defines an outbreak as three or more cases with epidemiological links. This outbreak investigation includes five confirmed cases. As part of its work to limit further transmission, Maine CDC is investigating whether transmission occurred within or outside the facility and is conducting contact tracing.
HAMPDEN - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Emerson Mill Road to traffic at the I-95 bridges as needed to accommodate ongoing construction work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project. These closures may happen between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. between Wednesday, December 9th and Friday, December 18th.
MATTAWAMKEAG - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the Mattawamkeag Bridge in Mattawamkeag. This bridge carries Route 2 over the Mattawamkeag River. Work is scheduled to begin on December 14th.
MILO - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the Pleasant River Bridge in Milo. This bridge carries Pleasant Street over the Pleasant River. Work is scheduled to begin on December 14th. Crews will maintain two-way traffic on the existing bridge until the new bridge is opened. The contractor on this project is Wyman & Simpson, Inc. of Richmond. The contract amount is $6,954,444. Funds from a discretionary federal TIGER Grant are helping to cover some of the costs of this and other bridge replacement projects.
HAMPDEN - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Emerson Mill Road to traffic at the I-95 bridges as needed to accommodate ongoing construction work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project. These closures may happen between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. between Monday, December 21st and Friday, January 8th. Road closures will not occur on Saturday nights, Sunday nights, or holidays.