YORK COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation is making improvements to Routes 9 and 109 in North Berwick and Wells. Paving work will be happening from the intersection of Route 9 and Portland Street in North Berwick to the intersection of Routes 9 and 109 in Wells. A second work area in Wells will begin a half-mile east of the intersection of Routes 9 and 109 and continue east to the intersection of Route 109 and Chapel Road. In addition to paving work, crews will also be working to improve signage, curbing, and drainage. Drivers should expect some lane closures and shifts.

EMBDEN - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing Hancock Bridge, which carries Embden Pond Road over Hancock Brook in Embden. Work began this week, but construction that will impact traffic will be happening later this summer. Drivers should expect an alternating one-way traffic pattern from August 5th to September 24th. Also, a temporary bypass road will be constructed downstream from the existing bridge to keep traffic moving during the bridge construction. We expect all project work to be finished by October 19th.

TOPSFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing two bridges in the Town of Topsfield in Washington County. The Farrow Lake Stream Bridge carries Route 6 over Deadman Stream, and the Flood Brook Bridge carries Route 6 over Flood Brook. Drivers should expect a one-lane alternating traffic pattern during the replacement of the Farrow Lake Stream Bridge. The culvert lining work on the Flood Brook Bridge will create minor traffic delays. This project is expected to be finished by mid-November. The contractor on this work is Soderberg Construction out of Caribou.

SOMERSET COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin working to replace the Corson Corner Bridge on July 8th. The bridge carries Routes 43 and 151 over Black Stream, connecting the Towns of Athens and Hartland in Somerset County. During construction, drivers should expect an alternating one-way traffic pattern. S.E. MacMillan Co., Inc. of Bangor is the contractor on this project, which is expected to be finished by the beginning of October.

SKOWHEGAN - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin working on the North and South Margaret Chase Smith Bridges in Skowhegan on July 7th. The bridges carry Routes 2 and 201 over the Kennebec River. The construction area will run from the intersection of Madison Avenue and Water Street south along Island Avenue to the intersection of West Front Street and Waterville Road. Crews will be replacing bridge wearing surfaces and joints. They will also be doing work on the sidewalks and barriers as well as repaving the entire roadway. All work will be done at night (9:00 p.m.

SUMNER - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin working to replace the Heald Bridge in Sumner on July 8th. The Heald Bridge carries Redding Road over the West Branch of the Nezinscot River. The bridge will close on July 15th. Redding Road will be closed to traffic at the bridge for no longer than 75 days. There will be a detour of several miles. The contractor on this work is Wyman & Simpson, Inc. out of Richmond. We expect the bridge replacement to be finished in November.

FRANKLIN AND SOMERSET COUNTIES - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin work to maintain the surfaces of Routes 2 and 4 in Franklin and Somerset Counties on July 22nd. This work is scheduled to be finished by August 8th. The work will begin on Route 2 in Mercer. Crews will begin sealing cracks about one-third of a mile east of Claude Brewer Road. The work area will extend approximately seven miles east to Upper Main Street in Norridgewock. Once work is finished on Route 2, crews will begin sealing cracks on Route 4.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be making safety improvements along Route 701 in South Portland and Scarborough beginning on July 7th. Crews will be doing paving, guardrail, and median work along a nearly-two-mile-long stretch of road. Work will be done at night (between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.) from Sunday nights through Saturday mornings. Traffic may be reduced to one lane at times, and exit ramps may be closed between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. during construction. Pike Industries, Inc.

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing overnight bridge repair work in Augusta between July 14th and 17th. Beginning at 9:00 p.m. on July 14th, MaineDOT crews will be doing repair work on the Augusta Interchange Bridge; this work will last one or two nights. When that work is finished, crews will begin working on the Memorial Bridge; that work will last two nights. Drivers should expect one-way alternating traffic patterns during the overnight work hours.

BATH - The Maine Department of Transportation will begin two major projects in the Bath/Brunswick/Woolwich area. Bridge wearing surface repairs to the Sagadohoc Bridge (#6388) located on the Bath and Woolwich town line will begin on Tuesday July 9, 2019. In addition, highway rehabilitation, drainage work, and tree removal will occur on US Route 1, northbound and southbound, beginning at the Cooks Corner Interchange in Brunswick and extending 5.18 miles east to the Bath Viaduct. All work will take place at night, beginning as early as 7pm and ending by 6am.