BRUNSWICK – The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the Route 196 East on ramp to Route 1 North and the southbound off ramp to Route 196 West in Brunswick overnight on October 15, 2025, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM for maintenance. Closures will be clearly marked with signs and cones. The closure will last for one night.

Drivers traveling from Route 196 East to Route 1 North should head southbound on the Frank J. Wood Bridge to access Route 1 North.

BRUNSWICK – The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the Route 1 northbound on ramp from Route 196 (Topsham Connector) in Brunswick overnight on October 9, 2025, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM for paving. Closures will be clearly marked with signs and cones. The closure will last for one night.

Drivers traveling from Route 196 and Route 201 to Route 1 North should stay on Main Street, cross the Frank J. Wood Bridge, and use Mason Street to access the Route 1 North on ramp.

YARMOUTH – The Maine Department of Transportation will be reducing both northbound and southbound traffic on I-295 to a single lane between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM, beginning Sunday, October 12, at 8:00 PM. The lane reduction is necessary to install rumble strips along the highway. The nightwork may be conducted a second evening if necessary. MaineDOT will provide updates on the project as needed. 

The contractor on this project is CPM Constructors. The contract amount is $27,566,209.72.

BRUNSWICK – The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing three ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 8, 2025, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The southbound off ramp to Cooks Corner, the southbound off ramp to Route 196 West, and the northbound on ramp to Route 1 North from Cooks Corner will be closed for maintenance. Closures will be clearly marked with signs and cones. The closure will last for one night.

BRUNSWICK – The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing two ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 7, 2025, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The off ramps from Route 1 Southbound and Route 1 Northbound leading to Cooks Corner will be closed for maintenance. Closures will be clearly marked with signs and cones.

Drivers traveling northbound to Cooks Corner will have to access it from Maine Street to connect to Route 24.

Drivers traveling southbound to Cooks Corner will have to use the previous exit to take New Meadow Road to connect to Bath Road to reach Cooks Corner.

LITCHFIELD – The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing work on the Maxwell Bridge over Maggoty Meadow Brook for up to thirty days to replace the precast concrete box culvert starting on October 8. The work is expected to be completed by November 4. Richmond Road (Route 197) will be open to local traffic. Upper Pond Road will be closed to through traffic. Message boards will be used to alert drivers of the detour and closure. Drivers should follow posted detour signs. The contractor on this project is Shaw Brothers Construction, Inc. of Gorham, Maine.

RANGELEY/ANSON/STRONG/HARTLAND – Starting October 6, The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing work to make crosswalks ADA compliant in order to maintain a safe passage for pedestrians. The work for this project involves adjusting the height and slope of the sidewalks where needed to install yellow warning tiles called Detectable Warning Fields at various locations. Work is scheduled to be completed by October 25.

The project location includes:

Brunswick Overnight Ramp Closures

BRUNSWICK – The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing two ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 6, 2025, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The southbound off ramp to Maine Street and the southbound on ramp from Route 196 East will be closed for maintenance. Closures will be clearly marked with signs and cones, and drivers should use the next available exit during this period.

BRUNSWICK – The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing two ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 2, 2025, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The northbound on ramp to Route 196 East to Route 1 North and the southbound on ramp from Cooks Corner to Route 1 South will each be closed for maintenance. Closures will be clearly marked with signs and cones, and drivers should use the next available exit during this period.

Drivers traveling to Route 1 northbound from Route 196 East should remain on Main Street and reenter Route 1 at the Mason Street / Cressey Rd northbound on ramp.

YARMOUTH/FREEPORT-The Maine Department of Transportation will be limiting traffic on US Route 1 to one lane of alternating traffic from October 6, 2025 to May 15, 2026. Flaggers and temporary traffic signals will be used to navigate traffic through the project site. Traffic on I-295 will not be affected by this project.