JEFFERSON - The Maine Department of Transportation reopened Route 17 in Jefferson to traffic last night at approximately 6:30 p.m. The road had been closed east of Route 32 (near Peaslee's Quick Stop) following a February 21st culvert collapse. This road closure required an 11-mile traffic detour.
WATERVILLE/WINSLOW - The Maine Department of Transportation is beginning on-site construction work to replace the Ticonic Bridge, which carries Bridge Street (Routes 137 and 201) over the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow.
SOUTH BERWICK - The Maine Department of Transportation is making traffic and safety improvements on the intersection of Routes 236 and 91 in South Berwick. The work involves improving turn lanes on Route 236, adding traffic signals, and making drainage improvements. Work began on March 28th and is scheduled to be completed on December 1st. Drivers should expect a single-lane traffic pattern during this work. Wide loads will be prohibited. The contractor on this project is R.J. Grondin & Sons of Gorham. The contract amount is $3,328,795.
WOODSTOCK - The Maine Department of Transportation is conducting the final phase of a multi-year road construction project on part of Route 26 in Woodstock. The work area begins just east of Rumford Avenue and extends west for approximately 2.5 miles. This project involves highway rehabilitation, the installation of a box culvert, and various other drainage and safety improvements.
LEVANT - The Maine Department of Transportation experienced a culvert failure in Levant on Saturday, April 8th. The culvert that failed allows the Black Stream to pass under Lake Road in Levant. While the culvert that failed is nearly 40 years old, it had not been showing any immediate signs of potential failure and was listed in fair condition. The culvert is a MaineDOT asset, but the road is a town road that serves approximately 500 vehicles on an average day.
WEST GARDINER - National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) will be observed from Monday, April 17th through Friday, April 21st, 2023. For more than two decades, 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."
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.