PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing I-295 over Veranda Street in Portland from 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 22nd to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 25th. Veranda Street (under the bridge) will be closed from 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 18th to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25th. These closures are being done to accommodate the replacement of the Veranda Street Bridge.

NORWAY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing a deck replacement on the Pleasant Street Bridge, which carries Pleasant Street (Routes 117 and 118) across the Pennesseewassee Stream in Norway. Work is scheduled to begin on May 9th. Westbound traffic will be reduced to a single lane. Eastbound and pedestrian traffic will be detoured to Water Street. The contractor on this project is Scott Construction Corporation of Portland. Work is expected to be finished by the end of October. The contract amount in Norway is $828,862

UPDATE: This work will now occur on Friday, May 7th.

FALMOUTH - The Maine Department of Transportation will be repairing the travel time sign on the northbound side of I-295 in Falmouth on Monday, May 3rd. The sign is located between mile markers 10 and 11. This work will require a right shoulder closure between 9:00 a.m. and noon.

KNOX COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be continuing paving work along Routes 73 and 131 in Knox County. Work began in 2020, started up again today, and should be finished by June 4th. Paving work on Route 73 begins at the Rockland town line and extends more than two miles south through Owls Head and into South Thomaston. The Route 131 project area begins at Port Clyde Road in Saint George and extends north for nearly ten miles through South Thomaston, ending at Route 1 in Thomaston. Work will occur during daytime hours.

AROOSTOOK AND PENOBSCOT COUNTIES - The Maine Department of Transportation is beginning the second year of a two-year-long project that involves interstate paving operations in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties. Crews will be paving segments of the northbound side of I-95 (including some highway bridges and ramps) on a 13-mile-long stretch of interstate that begins just north of T2 R9 Wels and ends at the Herseytown Township line. MaineDOT will be paving and making other improvements to the Visitor Information Center in Medway and the Katahdin Scenic Overlook in T1 R6.

HAMPDEN - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the Twin Bridge in Hampden. The bridge carries Route 69 over the West Branch of Souadabscook Stream.

The existing structure is 71 years old and needs to be replaced. The existing bridge spans 25 feet; the new structure will span more than 53 feet. This will provide more capacity for water flow as well as better habitat connectivity. The replacement bridge will be the first of its kind in Maine: it will use composite tub girders in a "Double T" configuration.

HAMPDEN - On Thursday, May 20th, the Maine Department of Transportation will begin periodic left lane closures on the southbound side of I-95 in Hampden between mile markers 180 and 176. These closures will occur primarily on weekdays. All traffic lanes will remain open on Memorial Day weekend. Closures will end on Friday, June 25th. These lane closures are necessary as crews continue to work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project.

TURNER - The Maine Department of Transportation will be installing new traffic count sensors on Route 4 in Turner next week. This work will involve lane closures on Route 4, south of Harlow Hill Road. Work is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 17th. This work will require closure of the southbound lane. Work requiring the closure of the northbound lane will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18th. Like all outside construction work, this schedule is weather-dependent.

PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be resurfacing the Marginal Way Park and Ride lot in Portland this weekend. Work will begin at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 15th and is expected to be finished by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 16th. Vehicles that remain in the lot at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday will be subject to towing. The contractor for this work is All States Asphalt of Sunderland, MA. The contract amount is $75,000.

JAY - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the Seven Mile Stream Bridge in Jay. The bridge carries Route 140 (Intervale Road) over Seven Mile Stream. A short section of Intervale Road, in the immediate vicinity of the bridge, will be reduced to a single lane. Alternating one-way traffic will be controlled by a temporary traffic signal and detoured to a temporary bridge. The contractor on this project is Wyman & Simpson, Inc. of Richmond. The contract amount is $1,834,000. This project is scheduled to be finished in October.