AUGUSTA - Maine Department of Transportation workers are ready to respond to what we expect will be the first winter weather event of the season Thursday night and Friday morning.
"Our plow trucks are ready, our salt sheds are full, and our snow fighters are prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws our way," said MaineDOT Highway Maintenance Engineer Brian Burne.
VINALHAVEN - The Maine Department of Transportation is working to make improvements to the Vinalhaven Ferry Terminal. The terminal is located on West Main Street in Vinalhaven. We are modifying the ferry pen in order to accommodate the new, larger ferry that is currently under construction at Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. in East Boothbay. Prock Marine Company of Rockland is the contractor on the Vinalhaven terminal work. The terminal project started this month and is expected to be finished by April 1, 2020.
GARDINER - The Maine Department of Transportation will be continuing its work in downtown Gardiner this week. Crews will be working on Brunswick Ave. from Mechanic St., through the Water St. intersection, and onto Bridge St. Drivers should expect lane shifts because most of the work will be happening in the center of the road. Our goal is to do most of this work at night. Police will help direct traffic. We plan to complete this work between Monday, December 9th and Friday, December 13th. As with all construction, this work is weather-dependent.
PORTLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting emergency guardrail repair on the southbound side of I-295 on Friday. The work area will be at mile marker 9 - north of Veranda Street. This repair work is necessary because of last Friday's tractor-trailer crash. Crews will be working from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and the work will close the right-hand lane on the southbound side. Main Line Fence of Cumberland is the contractor on this job. We ask that drivers please use caution while passing by this work zone.
KITTERY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting important safety improvements on the northbound side of I-95 on Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th. This work will be happening on the New Hampshire approach to the Piscataqua River Bridge.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation has released the 2020 Edition of its Three-Year Work Plan. This Work Plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions for calendar years 2020, 2021, and 2022. It includes 2,051 individual work items with a total estimated value of $2.59 billion.
AUGUSTA - MaineDOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note issued the following statement in response to Governor Mills's State of the State Address:
AUGUSTA - MaineDOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note issued the following statement in response to Governor Mills's supplemental budget proposal:
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PROSPECT - The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is reopened to vehicle traffic. It was closed for a total of 40 minutes. During that time, the ice we were concerned about fell off the bridge cables.
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BANGOR - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the Ohio Street Bridge, which carries Ohio Street over I-95 in Bangor. Demolition begins this month and will continue through April. The new bridge will be open by September 2020. During demolition and construction, local traffic, including pedestrians, will be detoured. After the new bridge opens, there will be alternating one-way traffic with flaggers until the project is completed this fall.