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.

BATH - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing an inspection of the Sagadahoc Bridge next week - from May 15th to May 19th. This bridge carries Route 1 over the Kennebec River between Bath and Woolwich. 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. There will be right lane and shoulder closures between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day to allow space for the equipment used to inspect under the bridge.

GARDINER/RICHMOND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work on Route 201 in Gardiner and Richmond. The project area begins at the intersection with Route 197 in Richmond and extends northeast for approximately six miles. Work is scheduled to begin on May 15th and be finished by July 1st. Drivers should expect daily lane closures during daytime hours on Mondays through Saturdays. The contractor on this project is Northeast Paving of Lewiston, and the contract amount is $1.2 million.

SOMERSET COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing road construction and paving work on Route 2 in Pittsfield and Palmyra. The project area begins near Pooler Road in Pittsfield and extends east for nine miles, ending at the Newport town line. Drivers should expect Route 2 to be reduced to a single lane on weekdays between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. This project started on May 8th and is scheduled to be completed by July 1st. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries. The contract amount is $3,689,000.

WATERVILLE TO PITTSFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making other drainage and safety improvements on both sides of I-95 between Waterville and Pittsfield. The work area goes from the Webb Road Bridge in Waterville to the Johnson Flat Road overpass in Pittsfield on the northbound side and from Exit 130 to the Webb Road Bridge in Waterville on the southbound side. The project also involves the weigh station in Pittsfield on the northbound side. Work is scheduled to begin on May 14th and be finished by June 25th.

HARTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making drainage and safety improvements on Route 152 in Hartland. The project area begins north of Ford Hill Road and extends north for nearly 1.5 miles. Work is scheduled to start on May 15th and be finished by June 30th. Drivers should expect a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern. The contractor on this project is Hopkins Paving of Hermon. The contract amount is $1.2 million

KITTERY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making other drainage and safety improvements on Route 1 in Kittery. The project area runs approximately two miles between Adams Drive and Lewis Road. Work is scheduled to begin on May 14th and be finished by June 30th. Drivers may encounter lane shifts, lane restrictions, and alternating one-way traffic patterns controlled by flaggers. Most work will take place overnight between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. to minimize delays and impacts. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries, Inc. of Fairfield.

PITTSFIELD TO FAIRFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing paving work and making other safety improvements along a 16-mile-long stretch of the southbound side of I-95 from Pittsfield to Fairfield. The project area begins at the Exit 150 interchange in Pittsfield and ends at the Kennebec River in Fairfield. Work began this week and is scheduled to be finished by August 1st. Drivers should expect permanent lane closures between now and June 23rd.

GRAY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be making drainage improvements on part of Depot Road in Gray. The project area is less than half a mile - running along Depot Road from east of the railroad tracks to Town Farm Road. Crews will be installing catch basins and culverts, reconstructing shoulders, and paving the road. This work is scheduled to begin on May 17th and be finished by June 5th. Drivers should expect a one-way alternating traffic pattern during construction. The contractor on this project is A.H. Grover Inc. of North Yarmouth. The contract amount is $557,905.