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MaineDOT Announces Temporary Closure of Lower Abagadasset Bridge

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 MaineDOT Announces Temporary Closure of Lower Abagadasset Bridge

The bridge will be closed to all traffic for one week.

BOWDOINHAM – April 10, 2026 — The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will be closing the Lower Abagadasset Bridge over the Abagadasset River from April 20 to April 25.

Workers will be performing soil borings during the week long bridge closure. These soil investigations are necessary to begin the planning and design of the Lower Abagadasset Bridge Improvement Project.

Drivers and pedestrians should follow the detour map and detour signs while on site. 

Motorists should expect delays and use caution when traveling through the detour zone.

The contractor on this project is Seaboard Drilling of Bangor, Maine.

The contract amount is $37,378.00.

Lower Abagadasset Bridge Detour