AUGUSTA- The Maine Department of Transportation closed its Region 1 office in Scarborough this morning in response to an employee within the facility testing positive for COVID-19. The office will reopen to the public and employees on Monday morning.

BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM - To improve compliance with weight restrictions, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is prohibiting all commercial vehicles from using the Frank J. Wood Bridge. This new weight restriction follows the department's October 25th posting, which limited the bridge to vehicles that weigh no more than ten tons or 20,000 pounds.

YARMOUTH - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing two interstate bridges that carry the northbound and southbound sides of I-295 over Route 1 near Exit 17 in Yarmouth. This project also involves extending the Beth Condon Memorial Pathway to the Yarmouth Visitor Center. The southbound interstate bridge will be built on a new alignment.

In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's January 4th decision regarding the Frank J. Wood Bridge, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is issuing the following statement:

For years, the plaintiffs in this case have been trying to save a 90-year-old bridge that is rapidly approaching the end of its useful life despite recommendations from transportation engineering agencies charged with responsibly maintaining thousands of Maine bridges.

KITTERY - Lane closures on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge in Kittery are scheduled for January 12-14. The lane closures are necessary to facilitate the installation of overhead signage.

BANGOR - The Maine Department of Transportation closed its Region 4 office in Bangor this morning in response to an employee within the facility testing positive for COVID-19. The office is being cleaned today. It will reopen to the public and employees tomorrow.

MaineDOT was informed of the employee's positive test result this morning and notified coworkers. The department is working to identify close contacts of this individual, who is isolating and was last in the office on Tuesday. No members of the public have been identified as close contacts.

AUGUSTA - Today, the Maine Department of Transportation released the 2022 Edition of its three-year Work Plan. This Work Plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions for calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024. This plan contains 2,316 individual work items with a total value of $3.17 billion, consisting primarily of work delivered or coordinated through MaineDOT.

KITTERY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing travel lanes on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge in Kittery next week to accommodate overhead sign work.

Between Monday, January 24th and Thursday, January 27th, the contractor plans to close the left lane on the southbound side between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and the right two lanes on the northbound side between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

VINALHAVEN - The Maine Department of Transportation has closed the Maine State Ferry Service terminal building on Vinalhaven after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

This temporary closure is a precaution to allow time for appropriate cleaning and sanitizing per guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The facility will reopen as soon as the cleaning is complete.

During the building closure, members of the traveling public can still board ferries. Any passenger who needs to pay a fare may do so upon arrival in Rockland.

PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing I-295 over Veranda Street in Portland on the fourth weekend in April to accommodate the replacement of an aging interstate bridge. MaineDOT's "Veranda Plan" involves a full closure of the highway around Exit 9 from 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25th. Additionally, Route 1/Veranda Street (under the bridge) will be closed for a full week: from 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18th to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25th.