HAMPDEN - Construction on the Maine Department of Transportation's Hampden Bridge Bundle Project is now substantially finished.

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation is enhancing its efforts to hire more snowfighters as the height of the winter season approaches.

WATERVILLE - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing a culvert on the Webb Road in Waterville that washed out in the heavy winds and rain the area received on 12/23/2022. The project area is approximately 1.7 miles south of the Middle Road intersection. The road will be closed until the replacement is complete. There is a detour in place that utilizes the Middle Road, Trafton Road and River Road. This work is being performed by crews from MaineDOT's Bureau of Maintenance & Operations.

UPDATE ON 1/5/23:

The I-295 closure that was planned for tonight is being pushed to Sunday night because of the weather. Additionally, there will be a similar closure on Monday night. On both nights, there will be a rolling closure of I-295 for no longer than a 25-minute period between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Similar closures will also happen on future dates, though they have not been scheduled yet.

ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE FROM 1/3/23:

EDDINGTON - The Maine Department of Transportation is constructing a new bridge in Eddington as part of the ongoing I-395/Route 9 Connector project. The new bridge will carry Clewleyville Road over the new highway. This is one of five bridges associated with this project.

Beginning on January 9th, Clewleyville Road traffic will be detoured to Levenseller Road and Nolan Road. The contractor has posted signs to alert drivers. This detour is expected to be in place for most of 2023.

UPDATE: Due to inclement weather forecasted for this evening, the utility work and associated closures on I-295 will be postponed to next week.

Additional closures on I-295 at Bucknam Road are currently scheduled for next Monday through Wednesday, January 23rd through 25th, between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. As always, these short closures will be no longer than 25 minutes.

ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE FROM 1/10/23:

FALMOUTH - Due to the recent weather events, the I-295 closures that had been planned for the first half of this week will now extend to Thursday and Friday nights. This is part of the project to replace the bridge that carries Bucknam Road over I-295 at Exit 10 in Falmouth. Each night's closure will last no longer than 25 minutes and will occur between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. These closures are required to accommodate utility work. Maine State Police will assist MaineDOT. The department will also be using message boards to alert drivers of the closure.

AUGUSTA - Today, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) released the 2023 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 2023, 2024, and 2025. This plan contains 2,599 individual work items with a total value of $3.94 billion, consisting primarily of work delivered or coordinated through MaineDOT.

MaineDOT's Work Plan is influenced by significant challenges and opportunities.

FALMOUTH - As part of the ongoing work to replace the bridge that carries Bucknam Road over I-295 in Falmouth, the Maine Department of Transportation will be closing I-295 at Exit 10 for short periods of time several on four separate nights next week. Each night's closure will last no longer than 25 minutes and will occur between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. These closures are required to accommodate utility work. Maine State Police will assist MaineDOT. The department will also be using message boards to alert drivers of the closure.

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation has received a final determination from the Federal Highway Administration that allows MaineDOT to replace the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Topsham and Brunswick.

This finding comes after a years-long, exhaustive federal regulatory and legal process. That process has confirmed MaineDOT's original conclusion that the safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of replacing the bridge is the best solution.