WEST GARDINER - National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is being observed from Monday, April 17th through Friday, April 21st, 2023. Since 2000, NWZAW has highlighted the deadly dangers of inattention at highway work areas. The theme of this year's nationwide observance is, "You play a role in work zone safety. Work with us."

BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing a bridge inspection of the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Tuesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 27th. This bridge carries Route 201 between Brunswick and Topsham. Because of the poor condition of the fracture critical Frank J. Wood Bridge, MaineDOT engineers inspect it every six months instead of the normal every 24 month frequency. Construction of a new bridge will begin later this spring.

ELIOT - The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing a culvert on Route 103 in Eliot. MaineDOT crews will be replacing an aging 18-inch culvert with a larger 24-inch one. This work requires the full closure of part of Route 103 from 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25th until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26th. The closure area is between Harold L. Dow Highway (Route 236) and Worcester Road, approximately 1/4 mile east of the intersection with Harold L. Dow Highway. Detoured traffic should use Dow Highway, Beech Road, and State Road in Eliot.

KITTERY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing an inspection of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge from April 24th to April 28th. This lift bridge carries the Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Federal Highway Administration requires this inspection be completed at least every two years. This is a scheduled inspection to meet that requirement. This inspection work will impact traffic.

BANGOR - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing an inspection of the bridge on I-395 over Main Street in Bangor on the evening of Tuesday, April 25th. Work will start at 6:30 p.m. and is expected to be finished before the morning commute on Wednesday, April 26th. Drivers should expect frequent lanes changes and exit ramp closures during the inspection. During the first phase, the Exit 3A eastbound on ramp (from Town Farm Road) will be closed for a several hours. During the second phase, the Exit 3 westbound on ramp will be closed.

YARMOUTH - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the I-295 Exit 15 northbound off-ramp overnight on Wednesday to make pavement repairs. The ramp will be closed from 8:00 p.m. on April 26th until 6:00 a.m. on April 27th.

YARMOUTH - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the I-295 Exit 15 northbound off-ramp overnight on Thursday to make pavement repairs. The ramp will be closed from 8:00 p.m. on April 27th until 6:00 a.m. on April 28th.

WESTBROOK - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing paving work on part of Route 25 in Westbrook. The project area begins near Larrabee Road and continues northwest along Route 25 for approximately one mile, ending near Captain Bill Hartley Avenue. The work is paving work with safety and drainage improvements. Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout the duration of this project, but drivers should expect lane closures. There will also be sidewalk closures. Work began on May 1st and is scheduled to be completed by September 7th.

AUGUSTA - The GO MAINE statewide travel resource and trip-reduction program is excited to launch 2023's first Way 2 GO MAINE Commuter Challenge. This friendly competition between Maine residents, organizations, and employers encourages everyone to walk, bike, carpool/vanpool, take the bus, ride the ferry, take the train, or work from home. Grand prizes include a Maine State Park vehicle pass, a $200 gift card, a National Park pass, and two bike shop gift cards.

FALMOUTH - As part of the ongoing work to replace the bridge that carries Bucknam Road over I-295 in Falmouth, the Maine Department of Transportation will be performing intermittent rolling closures of I-295 at Exit 10 on four separate nights next week. Each rolling closure will last no longer than 25 minutes. Please expect multiple rolling closures each night. These rolling closures will occur between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. These closures are required to accommodate the installation of structural steel bridge girders.