Belgrade - Work has once again begun on Rt. 27 in Belgrade Village. The work started today is expected to be completed by June 28, 2019. Should delays occur, the completion date will be pushed to October 19, 2019. No work will be allowed in the months of July and August and work will be suspended over Memorial Day Weekend.
WASHINGTON COUNTY - Beginning on April 8th, the Maine Department of Transportation will be doing road reconstruction and rehabilitation work to improve safety on Route 1 in the towns of Jonesboro, Whitneyville, and Machias in Washington County. The work will be from a point just north of the Whitneyville Road and extend a little more than three miles north to a point just past the Whitneyville/Machias town line. Lane restrictions are expected to create minor delays between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.
ANDOVER - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing bridge work on Route 120 in Andover in Oxford County. The bridge crosses the West Branch Ellis River. Traffic across the bridge will be restricted to one lane during the construction. The work is being done by CPM Constructors of Freeport and is expected to be finished by November 14th.
EBEEMEE TOWNSHIP - On April 8th, the Maine Department of Transportation will begin working to replace the Station 350 Bridge that carries Route 11 over the East Branch Pleasant River in Ebeemee Township in Piscataquis County. Traffic on Route 11 will be restricted to one lane during the bridge deck replacement and pier rehabilitation work. BMB Construction of Holden will be doing the work, which is expected to be finished by October 31st.
SACO - The Maine Department of Transportation is working to improve parts of I-195 in Saco. The work is focused between the I-195 tollbooths and Exit 2B. Crews are replacing the surfaces of the two bridges over Route 1 and the two bridges over Industrial Park Road. Motorists should expect lane shifts during the construction. Crews will also be working underneath the bridges at night. The night work may require alternating traffic patterns. Gordon Contracting of Sangerville is doing the work, which is expected to be finished by June 27th.
BELGRADE - On April 8th, the Maine Department of Transportation will resume road construction and paving work on Routes 8 and 11 in Belgrade. The construction area begins at the intersection of Route 27 and continues approximately three miles northeast to the intersection of Route 8 in North Belgrade. Motorists should expect short delays because traffic will be restricted to one lane during the construction period. The contractor doing the work is Pike Industries, Inc. The work is expected to be finished by June 13th.
FRYEBURG - The Maine Department of Transportation is conducting road reconstruction and bridge replacement work along Route 302 in Fryeburg. The work begins at the New Hampshire state line and runs for more than four miles along Route 302, skipping a mile and a half of Fryeburg's downtown business district. Traffic will be restricted to one lane on the bridges. The contractor doing the work is Reed & Reed. The project is expected to be finished by August 30th, 2020.
FRANKLIN AND SOMERSET COUNTIES - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin paving work on the southbound side of I-95 between Fairfield and Waterville on Sunday, April 14th. The work will provide a smoother driving surface and better drainage. Single lane closures are expected on the southbound side of the interstate throughout the work. Southbound passing lane work may also require occasional single lane closures on the northbound side of I-95 as well. On- and off-ramp work will be done at night. Exit 133 ramps on the southbound side will be closed between 9:00 p.m.
HODGDON - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin working to replace the Hodgdon Mills Bridge in the Town of Hodgdon in Aroostook County on April 15th. The work area will extend approximately 500 feet from the existing bridge in both directions (north and south). Workers will construct a temporary bridge structure just upstream from the existing bridge to help with temporary traffic detours. The contractor doing the work is Northeast Paving of Presque Isle. The estimated completion date of this work is June 20th, 2020.
CAMDEN - On April 18th, the Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the Rawson Avenue Bridge in the Town of Camden. The bridge was constructed in 1935 and crosses the Megunticook River. A team of bridge engineers evaluated the structure in March and determined that its advanced deterioration makes fixing it impractical. The bridge will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic until the structure is removed. Traffic can bypass the bridge by taking Ames Terrace to Route 105. The detour is less than a quarter of a mile.