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Route 128 in Woolwich Set to Open Friday

Woolwich - Crews from Wyman and Simpson, Inc. of Richmond and MaineDOT will be re-opening Route 128 in Woolwich after noontime on Friday, November 15th.

This $494,000 project, which started in early August of this year, included replacing an old box culvert with a new one, widening that section of roadway, the building of a retaining wall as well as guardrail replacements.

Motorists will be alerted of the opening with message boards and signage in the early afternoon of Friday, November 15th.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Inspection to Impact Traffic

Prospect/Verona ? The Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which carries Route 1 over the Penobscot River, will undergo an inspection and bridge survey beginning on Thursday, December 5th.

During this work, there will be intermittent road closures and lane shifts during the daytime and overnight hours.

While conducting the bridge survey, intermittent road closures of up to 45 minutes will occur from 10 p.m. Thursday, December 5th until 4 a.m. Friday, December 6th.

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge Rehabilitation Date Extended

Deer Isle ? Crews have been granted permission to extend the rehabilitation of the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge until February 12, 2014.

There will be no work during the period of December 23, 2013 through January 1, 2014.

Traffic restrictions will continue with a minimum of one lane of traffic during the work hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Mondays, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. crews will remove all lane closures and open the bridge to unrestricted traffic.

Posted Weight Limit for East Benton Bridge

Benton - The East Benton Bridge on Bog Road in Benton has been posted with a maximum weight limit of 3 tons.

All vehicles heavier than 3 tons that require access from one side of Fifteen Mile Stream to the other should use East Benton Road, Benton Road and Route 202 in order to by-pass this bridge.

No width restrictions are involved with this posting.

At this weight limit, vehicles such as school buses, fire trucks, oil delivery trucks and dump trucks will not be able to use this bridge. Cars and light duty pickup trucks will be permitted.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge to Remain Closed Overnight

Verona ? The Penobscot Narrows Bridge will remain closed overnight due to falling ice. Crews will reassess the situation at first light.

Earlier today as temperatures started to rise, ice fell from the cables and piers resulting in damage of 5 to 6 vehicles. Out of an abundance of caution, MaineDOT closed the bridge to all traffic until further notice.

Updates will be provided as conditions warrant.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Remains Closed

Prospect ? The Penobscot Narrows Bridge remains closed at this time due to the risk of additional falling ice from the bridge piers and cables.

MaineDOT has a crane on site that will attempt to gently knock ice that has formed on the cables. This operation will continue into this evening.

The outcome of this attempt will help determine the timeframe for traffic to once again move across this bridge.

All updates can be found on MaineDOT?s website at the following address:

http://www.maine.gov/mdot/

Penobscot Narrows Bridge to Close on Sunday

Verona ? The Penobscot Narrows Bridge will be closed on Sunday, January 5th starting mid-day (somewhere between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.) to let air temperatures melt the remaining ice off of the bridge cables and pylons. Last Sunday, the bridge closed due to the unique weather conditions that caused ice to drop from the cable-stayed bridge onto the road way, damaging traveling vehicles. Due to freezing temperatures, ice has remained on the bridge so the bridge re-opened, and has remained open, since Monday, December 30th.

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