YARMOUTH - Night construction work will be impacting traffic on Route 1 in Yarmouth during the second week of November as part of the ongoing project to replace the two bridges that carry I-295 over Route 1 near Exit 17. Crews will be placing the steel bridge beams onto the recently constructed substructure west of the existing interstate.
This work is scheduled to occur between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from Sunday, November 6th through Friday, November 11th. Route 1 traffic will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic. Occasional full closures of Route 1 will happen between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Full closures will not last longer than 25 minutes each. I-295 traffic is not expected to be impacted by this night work. Nearby residents should expect loud noise and vibrations. As with all outdoor construction, weather conditions may impact the schedule.
Construction on this project began in December. This is a multi-year project that is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2025. The contractor on this project is CPM Constructors of Freeport. The contract amount is $27,566,210. This project is the recipient of federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Competitive Highway Bridge Program.