MaineDOT bridge maintenance crews are set to begin repairs to the Partridge Bridge which carries Route 126 over the Sheepscot River in Whitefield. Work is scheduled to begin the week of May 3, and if the project proceeds as planned, work should be completed within eight weeks.

On Sunday night, May 9th at 8:00 p.m., MaineDOT will begin work onthe northbound lanes of I-295 between the Portland-Falmouth line and Freeport. After some initial preparation work, overnight paving will be done from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Saturday to Friday through October. Single-lane closures will occur overnight Saturday through Friday. Due to heavier northbound traffic volume on Fridays, work will end Friday mornings and resume Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.

Portland, ME ? MaineDOT officials announced today that work is about to begin on a series of improvement projects totaling $8.4 million for I-295 in the greater Portland area. Paving and bridgework will be done in the northbound lanes between the Portland-Falmouth line and Freeport. Guardrail maintenance and improvements will also be done in the median along that same stretch of I-295. The majority of work is planned to occur overnight, but some daytime lane closures will occur.

Construction crews have nearly completed work on the Route 3/198 intersection in Bar Harbor, and on Monday, May 10, crews will be paving Route 198 at the intersection of Route 3.

During the paving process, crews will be monitoring traffic in order to limit delays. If traffic delays start to exceed 10 minutes, the contractor has been directed to cease paving and to remove construction equipment from the roadway in order to eliminate the delays.

MaineDOT contractors are working along the right shoulder of the northbound lanes of I-295 between the Portland-Falmouth line and Freeport, preparing for overnight paving that will begin soon.

Guardrail work is being done between Portland and Freeport, lane use will be restricted where that work is being done.

Speed limits will be reduced to 55 miles per hour through the work zones. For more information visit mainedot.gov.

MaineDOT announced today that starting the week of May 17, construction crews will start placing signs alerting motorists to the upcoming night paving project on Route 1 southbound in Brunswick.

Crews will begin to remove sections of the old pavement along Route 1 southbound starting the week of May 24. The project begins at the Cooks Corner exit ramp, and continues south to Mill Street in Brunswick.

Due to the high volumes of traffic, all paving work will be done at night. Work hours will be 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday night through Thursday nights.

MaineDOT reports that its contractors continue to work along the rightshoulder of the northbound lanes of I-295 near Exit 10 ? Bucknam Road, and they are proceeding north toward Freeport.

Culvert work is being done in preparation for overnight paving that will begin soon. For more information visit mainedot.gov.

An $18 million highway reconstruction project, under way along a seven‐mile stretch of Route 1A in Ellsworth, will make the road safer and move traffic more efficiently along the busy corridor.

The project, which will upgrade the road to current National Highway System Standards, includes the removal of existing pavement, grading and then repaving the roadway with 12‐foot travel lanes and eight‐foot shouldersdesigned to last 20 years. Crews are expected to complete the project by the summer of 2011.

Starting Sunday night, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. segments of Route 1 southbound between Cook?s Corner and Mill Street in Brunswick will be closed so construction crews can start removing pavement in preparation of paving this stretch of Route 1 southbound.

Crews will be working nights from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday in order to minimize disruptions to traffic. One lane of traffic will always remain open during the work hours.

The Maine Department of Transportation was recently honored by the Wellness Councils of America with a Gold Level Well Workplace Award. MaineDOT is one of only seven gold level award winners from across the country, and one of three from Maine.

?MaineDOT has long recognized the importance of health and wellness in the workplace,? said MaineDOT Commissioner David Cole, ?Promoting health in the workplace makes MaineDOT more productive and enhances the well-being of our staff.?