YARMOUTH - Ongoing work on the Bayview Street Bridge in Yarmouth will result in significant traffic delays on Wednesday, August 4th. Contractors will be placing the new bridge deck between 6:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Drivers may have to wait as long as eight minutes to accommodate the movement of concrete trucks.
The Bayview Street Bridge carries Bayview Street over I-295. In March, MaineDOT began work on a project to replace the deck of the bridge, add a sidewalk on the south side of the bridge, and increase the height of the bridge rail on both sides of the bridge. The contractor on this project is CPM Constructors of Freeport, and the contract amount is $1,687,258.
Traffic is currently reduced to a single lane until early September. We are scheduled to reopen the bridge to two lanes of traffic on September 2nd. Beginning on September 7th, more lane restrictions may be required, but they will only happen between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The project is scheduled to be complete in early November.
We want to thank members of the public for their continued patience and understanding as we work to make these important safety and mobility improvements. We understand the important access this bridge provides. On-site crews are available to help motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians navigate the bridge during construction.