WATERVILLE - The Maine Department of Transportation is closing the I-95 northbound off-ramp at Exit 127 in Waterville tonight. This closure is being done to accommodate maintenance work on the ramp. The ramp will close at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26th and reopen by 6:00 a.m. on Friday, May 27th.

This work is part of a contract awarded to Northeast Paving of Hermon. The total contract amount is $11,819,411.

MADAWASKA - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting its annual inspection of the International Bridge in Madawaska next month. This inspection will involve daily traffic closures to ensure the safety of both the traveling public and the crews inspecting the bridge. Drivers should expect closures between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST from Monday June 6th through Saturday June 11th. The sidewalk will remain open during the inspection.

HAMPDEN - As part of the ongoing work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, the Maine Department of Transportation will continue shifting I-95 traffic to the new southbound bridges next week.On Tuesday, June 7th, southbound interstate traffic will be shifted to the newly constructed Center Bridge over the Souadabscook Stream. Interstate speed limits will be reduced to 55 MPH throughout the work zone. Drivers should drive carefully, observe signage, and obey speed limits while passing through work zones.

WATERVILLE - The Maine Department of Transportation is closing the I-95 northbound off-ramp at Exit 127 in Waterville on Sunday, June 5th. This closure is being done to accommodate maintenance work on the ramp. The ramp will close at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 5th and reopen by 6:00 a.m. on Monday, June 6th. This work is part of a contract awarded to Northeast Paving of Hermon. The total contract amount is $11,819,411.

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has identified a bridge span as the preferred alternative to replace the existing four box culverts on the Machias Dike Bridge, which carries Route 1 over the Middle River in the Town of Machias. The current structure dates to the Civil War era and is deteriorating.

BETHEL - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on Parkway Road in Bethel. The project area begins at Route 2 and extends east for nearly half a mile to Route 26. Work is scheduled to begin on June 13th and end by July 21st. Drivers may encounter a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern throughout the work area. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries of Westbrook. This work is bundled with other highway work in Oxford County into a single contract in the amount of $10,492,099.

BETHEL - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making drainage improvements on part of Route 26 in Bethel. The project area begins just south of Taylor Smith Road and extends west for nearly three miles, ending after Intervale Road. Work is scheduled to begin on June 13th and end by July 21st. Drivers may encounter a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern throughout the work area. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries of Westbrook.

OXFORD COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on Route 26 in Greenwood and Woodstock. The project area begins 0.75 miles north of Mills Road in Woodstock and extends north for approximately 1.64 miles, ending just past East Bethel Road in Greenwood. Work is scheduled to begin on June 13th and end by July 14th. Drivers may encounter a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern throughout the work area. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries of Westbrook.

FAIRFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation is temporarily closing two I-95 northbound on-ramps in Fairfield in the coming days to accommodate overnight maintenance work.

On Sunday night, crews will close the I-95 northbound on-ramp at Exit 133. The ramp will be closed from 9:00 p.m. on June 12th and is scheduled to reopen by 6:00 a.m. on June 13th.

On Monday night, MaineDOT will close the I-95 northbound on-ramp at Exit 132. The ramp will close at 9:00 p.m. on June 13th and is scheduled to reopen by 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

BRUNSWICK - The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing a culvert on Route 1 (Old Portland Road) in Brunswick next week. The new culvert will be bigger than the existing one to increase the resiliency of this infrastructure.

This work requires the full closure of part Route 1 from 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21st until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22nd. The closure area is approximately three miles north of where Route 1 meets I-295 at Exit 24 in Freeport and just south of the junction of Route 1 and Highland Road.