HAMPDEN - As part of the ongoing work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, the Maine Department of Transportation will be shifting traffic onto the fourth of four new northbound I-95 bridges (the Emerson Mill Road Bridge) on September 27th. In the event of bad weather, the shift will take place on September 28th. This substantially completes the replacements of the four northbound interstate bridges. Finish work will continue and may result in additional traffic impacts.
On the southbound side, traffic is currently using three temporary bridges to accommodate construction work on that side of the highway. Interstate speed limits are reduced to 55 MPH through these diversion areas. More southbound traffic shifts will continue as this project progresses through the rest of this year and into 2022.
MaineDOT continues to encourage drivers to drive carefully, observe signage, and obey speed limits while passing through work zones. The safety of our crews and contracting partners is our top priority.
The Hampden Bridge Bundle Project involves rebuilding eight bridges and rehabilitating a ninth bridge along a four-mile stretch of I-95 in Hampden. The eight bridge replacements are happening on both the northbound and southbound sides of the interstate at four sites between Exits 174 and 180. Three of these bridge pairs cross the Souadabscook Stream and one pair crosses Emerson Mill Road and the Central Maine & Quebec Railway. The one bridge rehabilitation involved with this project is happening at the Exit 180 off-ramp on Cold Brook Road over I-95.
The contractor on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project is Cianbro Corporation. The contract amount is $44.8 million. The estimated completion date of the project is November 30th, 2022.