WEST GARDINER - National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) will be observed from Monday, April 11th through Friday, April 15th, 2022. This year's theme is "Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down." NWZAW has been observed for more than 20 years and was launched as a public awareness campaign to help people understand they play a role in keeping motorists and roadway workers safe.

WEST GARDINER - National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is being observed from Monday, April 11th through Friday, April 15th. This year's theme is "Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down." NWZAW has been observed for more than 20 years and was launched as a public awareness campaign to help everyone understand how each of us plays a role in keeping motorists and roadway workers safe.

PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Route 1/Veranda Street under I-295 in Portland on Monday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. The road will remain closed for one week to accommodate bridge replacement work on I-295. Route 1/Veranda Street is scheduled to reopen on Monday, April 25th at 2:00 p.m.

PRESQUE ISLE - The Maine Department of Transportation's Region 5 office in Presque Isle is closed today after an employee within the facility tested positive for COVID-19. The office is being cleaned today. It will reopen to the public and employees tomorrow.

BANGOR - The Maine Department of Transportation's Region 4 office in Bangor is closed today after an employee within the facility tested positive for COVID-19. The office is being cleaned today. It will reopen to the public and employees tomorrow.

PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing I-295 over Route 1/Veranda Street (between Exits 9 and 10) in Portland this weekend to accommodate the replacement of the Veranda Street Bridge. This project uses an innovative construction technique designed to reduce long-term traffic impacts.

PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation reopened Route 1/Veranda Street under the Veranda Street Bridge in Portland at 2:00 p.m. today. The road had been closed for a full week to accommodate the rapid replacement of the Veranda Street Bridge on I-295 between Exits 9 and 10. The interstate was closed to traffic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and reopened at 7:00 a.m. today four hours ahead of schedule.

PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation opened the new Veranda Street Bridge to traffic shortly before 7:00 a.m. today four hours ahead of schedule. This bridge carries I-295 over Route 1/Veranda Street (between Exits 9 and 10) in Portland. It is one of the most heavily travelled corridors in the State of Maine. The new bridge is designed to last 100 years.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation is continuing a paving project on the southbound side of I-295 in Portland and South Portland. The project area begins at the Portland city line and extends nearly 11 mile south, including on- and off-ramps.

This work will be done at night, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. No work will be allowed on Saturday nights or Sunday mornings. Work will also not be allowed on the weekends of Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.

KENNEBEC AND SOMERSET COUNTIES - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making other safety improvements along I-95 between Waterville and Pittsfield. This work will impact approximately 18 miles of the interstate both the northbound and southbound sides between the area near Exit 127 in Waterville and the Johnson Flat Road overpass in Pittsfield.