Portland, ME. This evening, MaineDOT work crews and the contractor will modify the signs and pavement markings that inform and direct motorists as they travel through the work zones recently established on I-295 Southbound as it crosses Tukeys Bridge.

The Route 1 southbound off-ramp at Maine Street in Brunswick will be closed starting Monday, June 13 as construction crews begin work on the off-ramp that will include installing a new left-hand turn lane and traffic signals. The ramp is expected to be closed for two weeks, and motorists should expect delays on Maine Street during the construction.

Crews are set to begin construction on a 3.3-mile section of Route 4 in Auburn starting Sunday night, June 12. In order to minimize traffic disruptions, work will be done at night between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

The construction will include removing the deteriorating pavement through a process called milling, then repaving with a new layer of asphalt. Crews will be working on a stretch from the intersection of Court Street and Minot Avenue, then stretching north to Lake Auburn.

Crews are set to begin preliminary construction on the replacement of the Davis Bridge that carries the Goose Hill Road over Davis Stream in Jefferson.

Road signs alerting motorists to the upcoming closure will be posted starting next week. Preliminary plans call for closing the Davis Bridge on July 14.

Crews will be removing the existing steel and concrete bridge, which is currently posted with a six-ton weight limit, and replacing it with a precast concrete bridge. Crews will also improve the approach area to the bridge.

The Maine Department of Transportation has posted a new weight restriction of three (3) tons on the New Bridge in Lebanon, Maine. The new posted weight limit allows for passage of passenger cars and pickup trucks, but not heavier vehicles.

Construction crews plan to close the I-295 Southbound on-ramp from the Fore River Parkway on Monday and Tuesday nights (6/20, 6/21) between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

This temporary on-ramp closure will allow paving operations to be completed on the bridge over the railroad tracks leading to the Amtrak terminal at the Portland Transportation Center.

Motorists can still access I-295 Southbound by continuing along the Fore River Parkway, turning right onto Veterans Memorial Bridge, and then taking the on-ramp to I-295 Southbound in South Portland.

Motorists who utilize Route 4 in Turner should be aware of construction starting on Monday, June 27, on the bridge that carries Route 4 over the Nezinscot River in Turner.

Crews will be replacing the surface of the bridge, and in order to remove the top layer of asphalt, crews will narrow the traveling lanes to 11 feet in each direction, and remove the surface in segments. Once the surface is removed, crews will then repave the bridge. This wearing surface replacement project is a bridge maintenance project designed to protect the bridge deck and extend the life of the bridge.

Preliminary construction has begun on the Princeton Bridge that carries Route 1 over the Grand Falls flowage between Princeton and Indian Township in Washington County.

Crews will be installing a single-lane temporary bridge that will serve as a detour while the old bridge is removed. When crews start to remove the old bridge, traffic will be switched over to the temporary bridge. One-way, alternating traffic over the temporary bridge will be regulated by temporary signal lights.

Ramp B (Route 196 eastbound to Route 1 northbound) of the Merrymeeting Bay Bridge in Brunswick will be closed to all traffic starting Thursday, June 23rd at 7 PM, and continuing through the night until Friday, June 24th at 6 a.m.

Crews plan to complete their work during the Thursday night closure, but if it is not completed Thursday night, Ramp C will close again Friday night.

Traffic will be detoured onto the Frank J. Wood Bridge (Route 24) and then onto Route 1 during the closure.

MaineDOT is partnering with Wiscasset to provide two uniformed officers to improve traffic flow in the village this July and August. US Route 1, which is Main Street in Wiscasset, serves as "a vital transportation route for tourists, as well as for commercial traffic in the Midcoast region" according to Gerry Audibert, Special Projects Engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation. "Yet it is a vibrant and charming village with restaurants, shopping and other services. We will be monitoring to see if uniformed officers can minimize traffic delays."