WALDOBORO, Maine ? A portion of Route 32 in Waldoboro will be closed on Wednesday, August 17, in order for MaineDOT maintenance crews to replace a failing culvert.

Crews will replace a culvert approximately three miles south of Route 1, just south of the Ledges Circle and Dutch Neck Road intersection. Traffic will be directed onto Ledges Circle in order to bypass the area.

Crews plan to close the road to through traffic at 6 a.m. Wednesday, and if construction proceeds as planned, reopen the road by 7 p.m. that evening.

THOMASTON, Maine ? A portion of Route 1 in Thomaston is due for reconstruction, and MaineDOT is holding a public meeting on Thursday, August 25th from 6-8 pm at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, in Thomaston to discuss the proposed project.

PORTLAND, Maine ? This weekend, motorists who access I-295 Southbound by traveling south from Falmouth to Portland on Route 1 will need to find an alternate route as the southbound Veranda Street on-ramp will be closed so construction crews can repair a bridge joint on the St. Lawrence and Atlantic RR overpass on I-295 Southbound.

Working on this particular aspect of the I-295 project will require that the southbound on-ramp from Veranda Street onto I-295 be closed beginning this coming Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m. The ramp is expected to reopen by 6 a.m. on Monday, August 15.

EDMUNDS TOWNSHIP, Maine ? Starting Monday, August 22, MaineDOT will be closing a portion of the South Edmunds Road in order to repair a culvert that was damaged last December in a storm that dumped close to seven inches of rain in portions of Washington County.

BANGOR, Maine ? Starting on Monday, August 22, traffic patterns on I-395 over the Veterans Remembrance Bridge will change causing possible delays for motorists.

On Monday, August 22, traffic heading eastbound over the bridge from Bangor to Brewer will be shifted to the right-hand lanes in order for construction crews to work on the center lanes of the bridge.

WESTBROOK, Maine ? Starting next Friday, August 26 at 7 a.m. construction crews will close Bridge Street in Westbrook in order to install a rail line crossing.

Bridge Street will be closed from the intersection of Cumberland Street to the intersection of Myrtle Street in Westbrook. Crews plan to close the intersection at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 26, and reopen the intersection by 7 a.m. on Sunday, August 28.

Motorists will be directed to a signed detour that includes Cumberland Street, Brown Street and Myrtle Street during the detour.

PORTLAND, Maine -- Starting this Sunday, August 21, construction work on I-295 in both Portland and Freeport will require a string of on- and off-ramp closures between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. at five exits in Portland and two in Freeport. This series of ramp closures should end by early Friday morning, weather permitting.

The following schedule details the planned ramp closings:

Sunday, August 21

Exit 1 I-295 Southbound off-ramp ? the last exit before the Maine Turnpike Toll Plaza ? Use Exit 3. Turn right onto Westbrook Street.

PORTLAND, Maine -- Starting this Sunday, August 21, construction work on I-295 in both Portland and Freeport will require a string of on- and off-ramp closures between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. at five exits in Portland and two in Freeport. This series of ramp closures should end by early Friday morning, weather permitting.

The following schedule details the planned ramp closings:

Sunday, August 21: ? Exit 1 I-295 Southbound off-ramp ? the last exit before the Maine Turnpike Toll Plaza ? Use Exit 3. Turn right onto Westbrook Street.

ROCKLAND, Maine ? The Maine Department of Transportation and Schooner Bay Taxi, a private taxi service located in Rockland, Maine, are pleased to announce the groundbreaking arrival of the state?s first handicapped accessible taxis to serve individuals with disabilities in the midcoast region of the state.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine ? MaineDOT crews must close the McBurnie Road in Presque Isle in order to replace a deteriorating culvert.

Starting Monday, August 22, the McBurnie Road will be closed for 12 days, and is scheduled to reopen on Friday, September 2. During that time, the road will be closed to through traffic. The culvert is located approximately 1.7 miles north of the intersection of Route 164 with the McBurnie Road.

While the McBurnie Road is closed, motorists will be directed to a signed detour that uses Route 164, Route 1 and the Doyle Road.