GO MAINE Expands Push for Green Commuting Alternatives
AUGUSTA - The GO MAINE statewide ride-sharing program is expanding its push for environmentally friendly, green travel choices in its biggest, most robust initiative to date.
Maine Port Authority Names Executive Director
This news release is being posted by the Maine Department of Transportation on behalf of the Maine Port Authority.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Port Authority is pleased to announce that Matthew Burns has been named its Executive Director. Maine Port Authority Board members voted unanimously last month to hire Burns, who had been serving as interim Executive Director for the past year. He officially began his new role on May 1st.
Route 27 Paving in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on approximately 12 miles of Route 27 in Franklin County. The project area begins at the Carrabassett Valley town line in Wyman Township and extends north through Coplin Plantation and Eustis. It ends at the Jim Pond Township town line. Work is scheduled to begin on May 9th and end on July 22nd. Drivers may encounter a one-way, alternating traffic pattern. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries, Inc. of Fairfield. The contract amount is $3,420,848.
Route 219 Paving Work in Leeds and Wayne
ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC COUNTIES - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making other improvements along Route 219 in Leeds and Wayne. The work area begins just east of North Road in Leeds and extends nearly four miles east to Route 133 in Wayne. This will be daytime work and will involve some alternating, one-lane traffic patterns. Construction is scheduled to run from May 10th through June 30th. The contractor for this work is All States Materials Group, headquartered in Sunderland, Massachusetts.
Route 9 Paving Work in Wales, Monmouth, and Litchfield
KENNEBEC COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making other improvements along Route 9 in Wales, Monmouth, and Litchfield. The work area begins in Wales, at the Sabattus town line, and extends north for approximately 7.5 miles through Monmouth and into part of Litchfield. This will be daytime work and will involve some alternating, one-lane traffic patterns. Construction is scheduled to run from May 10th through June 30th. The contractor for this work is All States Materials Group, headquartered in Sunderland, Massachusetts.
Night Work Next Week on Route 1 in Yarmouth
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.
I-95 Northbound Ramp Closures at Exit 133 in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the Exit 133 on- and off-ramps on the northbound side of I-95 in Fairfield Sunday night into Monday morning to accommodate guardrail replacement work. The ramp closures will occur between 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15th and 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 16th. The work is not expected to take the entire nine hours.
Paving Work in Lewiston and Auburn
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making draining improvements on Russell Street and the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Lewiston and Auburn. The project area begins on Mount Auburn Avenue at Turner Street, extends for nearly 2.5 miles across Veterans Memorial Bridge, continues down Russell Street, and ends at Sabattus Street. Work is scheduled to begin on May 15th and be finished by June 24th. Drivers should expect alternating, single-lane traffic patterns and ramp closures.
Roadway and Intersection Improvements on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN - The Maine Department of Transportation is making roadway and intersection improvements along part of Route 4 in Auburn. The work area begins just south of Oak Hill Road and continues northerly for approximately half a mile, including intersections with Oak Hill Road, Lillian Street, Turner Street, Martin Street, Fair Street, and the public boat launch. Work started on May 16th and is scheduled to continue through June 2023. This will be day work. Work may also be done on Saturdays. During construction, drivers may encounter lane restrictions.
Cooks Corner Exit Ramp Closures on Route 1 in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK - The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing the railroad crossing at Cooks Corner in Brunswick this weekend. This work will require the closure of the Route 1 exit ramps at Cooks Corner. The ramps will be closed from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20th until Sunday, May 22nd.
Maine Track Maintenance of Fairfield and McGee Construction of West Gardiner will be assisting MaineDOT with this work. The cost to the department is $151,000.