BANGOR, Maine -- Motorists who utilize outer Broadway Street (Route 15) in Bangor need to be aware of an upcoming bridge construction project that begins on August 15 and could cause possible delays.
Crews will be replacing the traveling surface on the Parker Brook Bridge, which is located on Broadway Street (Route 15), one-half mile south of the intersection of the Finson Road and Route 15.
CANAAN, Maine ? The Haskell Bridge on Route 23 in Canaan reopened today, two days ahead of schedule. The bridge closed on August 1 and was scheduled to be closed for 14 days.
Crews had closed this portion of Route 23 in order to replace the two large, deteriorating steel culverts, and replaced them with a concrete box culvert which is expected to last for approximately 80-100 years.
The Haskell Bridge on Route 23 in Canaan is located approximately halfway between Route 2 in Canaan and Route 201 in Hinkley.
WALDOBORO, Maine ? A portion of Route 32 in Waldoboro will be closed on Wednesday, August 17, in order for MaineDOT maintenance crews to replace a failing culvert.
Crews will replace a culvert approximately three miles south of Route 1, just south of the Ledges Circle and Dutch Neck Road intersection. Traffic will be directed onto Ledges Circle in order to bypass the area.
Crews plan to close the road to through traffic at 6 a.m. Wednesday, and if construction proceeds as planned, reopen the road by 7 p.m. that evening.
THOMASTON, Maine ? A portion of Route 1 in Thomaston is due for reconstruction, and MaineDOT is holding a public meeting on Thursday, August 25th from 6-8 pm at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, in Thomaston to discuss the proposed project.
PORTLAND, Maine ? This weekend, motorists who access I-295 Southbound by traveling south from Falmouth to Portland on Route 1 will need to find an alternate route as the southbound Veranda Street on-ramp will be closed so construction crews can repair a bridge joint on the St. Lawrence and Atlantic RR overpass on I-295 Southbound.
Working on this particular aspect of the I-295 project will require that the southbound on-ramp from Veranda Street onto I-295 be closed beginning this coming Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m. The ramp is expected to reopen by 6 a.m. on Monday, August 15.
EDMUNDS TOWNSHIP, Maine ? Starting Monday, August 22, MaineDOT will be closing a portion of the South Edmunds Road in order to repair a culvert that was damaged last December in a storm that dumped close to seven inches of rain in portions of Washington County.
BANGOR, Maine ? Starting on Monday, August 22, traffic patterns on I-395 over the Veterans Remembrance Bridge will change causing possible delays for motorists.
On Monday, August 22, traffic heading eastbound over the bridge from Bangor to Brewer will be shifted to the right-hand lanes in order for construction crews to work on the center lanes of the bridge.
WESTBROOK, Maine ? Starting next Friday, August 26 at 7 a.m. construction crews will close Bridge Street in Westbrook in order to install a rail line crossing.
Bridge Street will be closed from the intersection of Cumberland Street to the intersection of Myrtle Street in Westbrook. Crews plan to close the intersection at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 26, and reopen the intersection by 7 a.m. on Sunday, August 28.
Motorists will be directed to a signed detour that includes Cumberland Street, Brown Street and Myrtle Street during the detour.
PORTLAND, Maine -- Starting this Sunday, August 21, construction work on I-295 in both Portland and Freeport will require a string of on- and off-ramp closures between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. at five exits in Portland and two in Freeport. This series of ramp closures should end by early Friday morning, weather permitting.
The following schedule details the planned ramp closings:
Sunday, August 21
Exit 1 I-295 Southbound off-ramp ? the last exit before the Maine Turnpike Toll Plaza ? Use Exit 3. Turn right onto Westbrook Street.
PORTLAND, Maine -- Starting this Sunday, August 21, construction work on I-295 in both Portland and Freeport will require a string of on- and off-ramp closures between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. at five exits in Portland and two in Freeport. This series of ramp closures should end by early Friday morning, weather permitting.
The following schedule details the planned ramp closings:
Sunday, August 21: ? Exit 1 I-295 Southbound off-ramp ? the last exit before the Maine Turnpike Toll Plaza ? Use Exit 3. Turn right onto Westbrook Street.