ROCKLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation is announcing today that Maine State Ferry Service customers are now able to buy ferry tickets online. This new online ticketing system went live earlier this week and can be accessed by visiting maine.gov/ferrytix. Customers who choose to purchase ferry tickets online can either print their tickets to present in person or display their tickets on their devices during the boarding process. Customers will still have the option to buy tickets at ferry terminals. Ticket prices are not changing.

YORK COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing paving work and making drainage and safety improvements along Routes 4 and 236 in Kittery, Eliot, North Berwick, South Berwick, and Sanford. The project area begins at Beech Road in Eliot and ends at Route 109 in Sanford. Work started on June 13th and is scheduled to be finished by September 23rd. Drivers may encounter lane shifts and narrower lanes during construction. The contractor on this project is All states Construction of Richmond. The contract amount is $6,384,354.

Islesboro - The M/V Captain Richard G. Spear will be replacing the M/V Margaret Chase Smith on Islesboro this Wednesday at 1120 am. Captain Richard G. Spear will serve Islesboro until the Smith completes its United States Coast Guard (USCG) hull inspection and shipyard period. The Spear is a 23-vehicle ferry and will not have the same capacity as the Margaret Chase Smith at 30 vehicles. This change of service is expected through the first three weeks of July.

Islesboro & Vinalhaven Service Tuesday and Wednesday 07/05 & 7/06

CYR PLANTATION - The Maine Department of Transportation has completed preliminary work on Route 1 in Cyr Plantation that was washed out in late May. The road will reopen to traffic the evening of July 1, 2022. Work will remain ongoing to complete shoulders and paving, during which time traffic will be reduced to one lane of travel. Detours will no longer have to be used once the road is open, though the traveling public should expect some minor delays while construction is completed, and should travel with caution through the construction area.

ISLESBORO & VINALHAVEN - The Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) will continue its regular service schedule on Tuesday, 7-5-2022 and Wednesday, 7-6-2022. This service had previously been reduced to a hybrid schedule.

PRESQUE ISLE - The Maine Department of Transportation will be installing vehicle count sensors on Route 1, just south of Extreme Granite in Presque Isle. Work is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 12th. The northbound lane will be closed to traffic at 8:00 a.m. and remain closed until work is completed, which will be roughly 8 hours. On July 13th the process will be repeated on the southbound lane. In the event of rain, we will push the schedule to Thursday, July 14th.

FREEPORT - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the bridges that cross I-295 at Exits 20 and 22 in Freeport. The bridge at Exit 20 carries Desert Road over the interstate; the bridge at Exit 22 carries Mallett Drive (Routes 125 and 136) over the interstate. These bridges were originally constructed in 1957 when I-295 was first built.

Each new bridge will feature a 12-foot-wide multiuse path that will tie into paths the town is planning to construct in the future. Traffic signals will be installed at the ends of the northbound and southbound interstate exit ramps.

BRUNSWICK - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on Route 24 in Brunswick. Work is scheduled to begin on July 13th and be finished by September 9th. The project area begins south of Mountain road in Harpswell and extends north for almost eight miles, ending near Forrestal Drive in Brunswick. Drivers may encounter lane closures and alternating, single-lane traffic patterns. The contractor on this project is Crooker Construction of Topsham. The contract amount is $1,494,324.

TOPSHAM - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on Route 201 in Topsham. Work is scheduled to begin on July 13th and be finished by September 9th. The project area begins north of Old Augusta Road and extends north for nearly four miles, ending at the Bowdoin town line. Drivers may encounter lane closures and alternating, single-lane traffic patterns. The contractor on this project is Crooker Construction of Topsham. The contract amount is $705,532.