ALBION - The Maine Department of Transportation is closing the Puddle Dock Bridge in Albion today after the structure failed a routine inspection. The bridge carries South Freedom Road over Fifteen Mile Stream. On an average day, approximately 400 vehicles use this bridge. Originally constructed in 1933, the bridge is scheduled to be replaced in 2025. The detour using state roads is approximately 12 miles long.

UPDATE: This work had been postponed from last month. It is beginning this week.

AUGUSTA - On Tuesday, November 14th, the Maine Department of Transportation will hold the third of three in-person stakeholder group meetings to assist the department in identifying and developing strategies to address highway mobility and transportation needs in northern Maine. This third meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center, located at 55 Bennett Drive. Members of the public are welcome to attend and provide comments.

OLD TOWN - The Maine Department of Transportation will be intermittently closing traffic lanes on the Llewellyn Estes Bridges that carry Stillwater Avenue over the Stillwater River in Old Town in the coming weeks. These lane closures are necessary to allow paving work on the approaches for the temporary bridge. There will be an alternating, single-lane traffic pattern during these closures. They will only happen between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Monday, November 6th through Friday, November 17th. Each lane closure is not expected to last longer than two hours.

MADAWASKA - The International Bridge that connects Madawaska, Maine to Edmundston, New Brunswick will be closed to daytime vehicle traffic for three days this week to accommodate paving work on the Canadian side. The land port of entry in Edmundston will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. AST (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST) on Tuesday, November 7th; Wednesday, November 8th; and Thursday, November 9th. Pedestrian traffic will still have access to the bridge and the port of entry.

MACHIAS - The Maine Department of Transportation is taking action to preserve the safety and reliability of the Machias Dike Bridge after recent inspections showed increasing voids within the structure. Part of the shoulder and parking area on the southbound (upstream) side of the bridge are being closed today. In the coming months, the department is planning to put a temporary bridge over the existing structure to maintain traffic on the bridge and adjacent Sunrise Trail. The construction of this temporary bridge will result in the closure of Route 1 for approximately one week.

ROCKLAND - The new Maine State Ferry Service vessel being built to serve Matinicus Isle will be named the Charles Norman Shay after the heroic Maine veteran and member of the Penobscot Nation who served as a combat medic during the D-Day invasion.

DURHAM - The Maine Department of Transportation will be temporarily closing Route 125 at the Tracy Brook Bridge in Durham on Monday, December 18th. This full closure is scheduled to run from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. This closure is required to allow crews to install the beams for the new bridge.

Vehicles traveling northbound on Route 125 should detour to Routes 125 and 9. Southbound vehicles should take Route 9 to Route 136. Detour routes will be signed.

BANGOR - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing both sides of I-95 in Bangor for several hours on Wednesday night as part of the ongoing work to replace the bridge that carries Broadway over the interstate. The contractor is allowed to perform a full closure between 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20th and 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 21st. This closure is required to remove the overhead sign that spans the entire width of the interstate.

AUGUSTA - In coordination with the Maine Emergency Management Agency and other public safety officials, the Maine Department of Transportation is working to assess and repair damage caused by yesterday's rain and wind. As of early this afternoon, there are nearly 100 state road closures in Maine due to downed trees and power lines, flooding, and significant infrastructure damage. Although all Maine counties have been impacted by this storm, Oxford, Franklin, Somerset, and Kennebec Counties are currently experiencing more than half of the road closures.