Winthrop ? On Monday, June 25th, traffic sensors will be installed in the roadway 1,000ft east of the intersection with Welch Point Road in Winthrop, extending westerly for 1,000ft. All of this work will be located on Welch Point Road with flaggers assisting motorists through alternating one-way traffic. This one day project will take place from 9am to 3pm.
Brewer/Orrington ? Paving work, guardrail repair and curb installation begins on Route 15 (South Main Street) in Orrington on Sunday night, June 24th. The work will begin just before Cleveland Avenue in Orrington and extend approximately one half mile into Brewer to just past Elm Street.
This night work, from 7pm to 6am, will be completed using flaggers helping to direct motorists through alternating one-way traffic.
The project is being performed by Lane Construction, Corp. in Hermon and is weather dependant, so dates may change accordingly.
Gorham/Scarborough ? Paving work will be starting Sunday evening, June 24th on Route 22 in Gorham approximately 700 feet east of the intersection of South Street (Route 114) and extending just over three miles to the intersection of Broad Turn Road in Scarborough. This will be night work between the hours of 6pm and 7am, wrapping up in mid-July.
Alternating one-way traffic will be in place with flaggers on scene to help guide motorists through the area.
Pittston? Emergency culvert repairs on Route 27 will be taking place from Saturday, June 30th until Tuesday, July 3rd in Pittston.
This repair work will cause a detour to traffic and close a section of Route 27. The detour will begin at the intersection of Route 27 and Route 194 and will end at the intersection of Route 27 and the Kelley Road in Pittston. The detour will begin at 6pm on June 30th. During that day, the road may be down to one lane with alternating traffic.
Topsham ? MaineDOT is pleased to announce that a new Park & Ride lot located at the Home Depot store in the Topsham Fair Mall is now open for public use. Home Depot has agreed to partner with MaineDOT by designating a portion of their parking lot to provide a place for ridesharing and carpooling opportunities.
Pittston ? Emergency culvert repairs on Route 27 in Pittston have been completed 27 hours ahead of schedule. Crews will have the road open to all traffic by mid-day today.
The detour began at the intersection of Route 27 and Route 194 and ended at the intersection of Route 27 and the Kelley Road in Pittston. Alternating one-way traffic only was allowed through the area.
The contractor, Sargent, Corp. along with crews from MaineDOT, worked 24 hours a day to replace the culvert and open the road to all traffic ahead of schedule.
Kittery ? The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connecting Kittery, ME and Portsmouth, NH, will be closing nightly for safety repairs starting the night of July 5th, with completion slated for August 1st. Crews will be installing prefabricated steel barriers as a supplemental safety measure due to the corroded guardrail along the length of the bridge. The center lift span will have a temporary guardrail installed that will be mounted on steel posts.
Detour signs and message boards will guide motorists on either end of the bridge to the alternate routes.
Islesboro ? Ferry service from Lincolnville to Islesboro will not be operating today due to mechanical issues at the transfer bridge. The result is reduced service out of Rockland until possibly the end of the week.
Adjusted departure times are as follows:
Islesboro: - 7:30am
10:30am
1:30pm
4:30pm
Rockland:
9:00am
12:00pm
3:00pm
6:00pm
Questions on scheduling should be directed to the Maine State Ferry Service.
Rockland ? The Maine State Ferry Service will be operating all runs as normal starting Friday, July 6th at 7:30am. The only exception will be the Lincolnville to Islesboro arrival and departure at 2pm and 2:30pm. Otherwise, a normal schedule will be resumed.
MaineDOT will begin its annual brush control program along Maine?s highways starting as soon as Monday, July 9th. Four regions in the state will conduct brush control spraying on selected state roads in their regions. Robert Moosmann from MaineDOT?s Maintenance and Operations Division says, ?We are targeting young trees, hardwoods six feet or smaller and softwoods three feet or smaller to control them before they become a problem.? Trees left to grow, quickly reduce visibility obscuring signs, traffic signals, and other structures.