BRUNSWICK - For the next several weeks, Maine Department of Transportation crews will be performing maintenance work on the bridges that connect Route 196 with the northbound side of Route 1 in Brunswick.

Work on the bridge that connects Route 196 to the northbound side of Route 1 is scheduled to take place between Monday, April 11th and Wednesday, April 20th. Detoured traffic should take Route 1 south to the Maine Street exit to get back on the northbound side of Route 1.

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.