PORTLAND - Next week, the Maine Department of Transportation and its contracting partners will be doing paving work on Veranda Street, Wordsworth Street, Olympia Street, and Oregon Street in Portland. This is one of the final phases of MaineDOT's Veranda Plan project. This project involved the rapid replacement of the interstate bridge that carries I-295 over Veranda Street in Portland as well as the reconfiguration of the roadways underneath the bridge.
This upcoming paving work will impact traffic. Crews will be working long days, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Lane closures will be in place between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with periodic traffic stoppages during paving operations. We do not expect any daytime traffic impacts on I-295. There will be some overnight work on the interstate to complete the last remaining work there.
Construction on the Veranda Street Bridge replacement project began in March 2021 and involved the full closure of I-295 for one weekend in late April 2022 to accommodate the interstate bridge replacement. This project is expected to be finished next month.
The contractor on this project is Cianbro of Pittsfield. The construction contract is approximately $18.1 million.
MaineDOT and its contracting partners would like to thank the people who live, work, and travel in this area for their patience and understanding as we work to complete this important work.