Gorham, Maine ? Motorists traveling on Route 22/114 (County Road) in Gorham need to be aware of road reconstruction with alignment, drainage and safety improvements on October 26, 2011. The project begins west of the intersection with the Burnham Road and extends east. It also extends south westerly down the Burnham Road.

The drainage improvements start on October 26, 2011 and will continue through mid December as weather allows. The roadway rebase and paving will resume in April 2012. The anticipated completion is slated for late June 2012.

Jay, Maine ? MaineDOT in conjunction with Pan Am Railroad will be repaving the railroad crossing at Crash Road on October 26, 27 and 28, 2011. The Crash Road will be closed starting at 6am on October 26, 2011, and re opening the evening of October 28, 2011. Detour signs will guide motorists through the Route 4 corridor, as well as to Route 133.

Brunswick, Maine ? Safety improvements and pedestrian enhancements at the intersection at Maine St. and Route 24 in Brunswick will begin on Monday, October 24. Contractor H.C Crooker and Sons will have message boards to alert motorists of potential delays due to drainage work and tree stump removal. Crews will also be removing the Spanish Square War Memorial for re location. Work is expected to be completed for the season in mid to late November, 2011. In April of 2012, crews will return to install a traffic island.

Portland, Maine ? The Veterans Memorial Bridge in Portland (Route 1A) continues to undergo night work to install cables beneath the paving each night this week from 7:00pm to 6:00am through Saturday October 29, 2011. Detour signs will continue to be in place to alert motorists to alternate routes.

Pipe Repair in Brunswick

Brunswick, Maine ? Route 1 at the Brunswick/Freeport town line will be closed starting at 6:00pm tonight (WED) for an emergency replacement of a pipe due to failure. Detour signs will guide motorists from Exit 24 to Exit 28 on Interstate 295. The road will be open to local traffic on either side of the repair location.

Crews anticipate the work to be completed by 5:00am Thursday, October 27, 2011.

Brunswick, Maine ? Route 1 in Brunswick continues to have unanticipated issues with a pipe failure running beneath the roadway. Crews have initiated single lane traffic through today, with night work beginning at 8pm, closing the road except for local traffic on either side of the project.

On Sunday, October 30, full road closure will take place to change the pipe and repave the area. It is anticipated work will be completed Monday morning, October 31, 2011.

Brunswick, ME - The Maine Department of Transportation has re-opened the Brunswick Park & Ride Lot located on Cedar Street for public use. Since last winter, the lot had been used as a staging area for construction materials and construction vehicles related to rail line improvements necessary for expanding Downeaster passenger rail service into Brunswick.

Brunswick, Maine ? Safety improvements and pedestrian enhancements at the intersection of Maine Street.and Route 24 in Brunswick have been completed for the winter. Contractor H.C Crooker and Sons have finished drainage work and tree stump removal. In April of 2012, crews will return to the area to install a traffic island as well as incidental work on Cleveland Street.

I-295 Project Officially Finished For This Year

Improvements Enhance Safety On One of Maine?s Most Important And Frequently Traveled Highways

Portland, ME - Maine motorists, tourists, and truck drivers may notice something missing on Intersate 295 this week. After nearly six months and some 84.14 lane miles of fresh pavement, the orange barrels have disappeared from the southernmost stretch of I-295 indicating that Maine Department of Transportation?s $22.4 million highway improvement undertaking is officially done for this year.

Freeport ? Motorists need to be aware of the closure at Exit 22 in Freeport this Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be message boards in place to detour drivers to either Exit 20 or Exit 24.

The closure is needed to repair electrical conduits attached to the overpass located just before the off ramp.

This is a four hour event, and therefore not expected to affect the morning or afternoon commute.