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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Maine DOT have completed a Limited Scope Section 4(f) Re-Evaluation for the Frank J. Wood Bridge Project (WIN# 22603.00). The project consists of replacement of the Frank J. Wood Bridge (#2016) on a curved upstream alignment. The bridge carries US Route 201 over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham, Maine.
MaineDOT will have an on-demand presentation available for this Formal Public Meeting. This meeting will give information about the proposed project, including video presentations and other pertinent information to help the public understand the project. These on-demand meetings allow for convenient viewing at any time. The meeting also provides the ability for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff.
MaineDOT will have an on-demand presentation available for this Formal Public Meeting. This meeting will give information about the proposed project, including video presentations and other pertinent information to help the public understand the project. These on-demand meetings allow for convenient viewing at any time. The meeting also provides the ability for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff.
MaineDOT will have an on-demand presentation available for this Formal Public Meeting. This meeting will give information about the proposed project, including a PowerPoint presentation, and other pertinent information to help the public understand the project. These on-demand meetings allow for convenient viewing at any time. The meeting also provides the ability for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff.
The MaineDOT Work Plan outlines the work that the department plans to perform over the next three years. The Work Plan is calendar year-based and includes all MaineDOT work activities. Projects and activities listed for Calendar Year 2025 have the most definite schedules and estimates, while those for Calendar Years 2026 and 2027 may be more subject to change.
In May CPM completed the Pier pedestals, completed Abutment 1 and 2, set steel girders from Abutment 1 to the Pier. Shaw Brothers installed underdrain and catch basins, installed stone ditch protection along the South Bound on ramp slopes and loamed and seeded slopes.
There are currently no news releases.
Crews continued demolition and debris removal of the existing substructure and began upstream Pier 1 demolition within the cofferdam. They completed removal of all gantry truss sections and continued dismantling the gantry tower and foundation, began rubbing the downstream curb and fascia inside a heated tent structure, and finished ledge preparation.
The 113-year-old Ticonic Bridge is scheduled to be replaced as part of a $52.8 million construction project, $25 million of which will be provided as a grant by the Federal Highway Administration. It will be undertaken to address significant deterioration of the structure and will provide a new and modern structure that will serve the community for the next 100 years.
