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.

Verona ? The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is now open to all traffic.

The bridge was closed on Sunday, January 5th mid-day to let air temperatures melt the remaining ice off of the bridge cables and piers. Due to the temperatures and today?s rainfall, ice is now cleared from the bridge and traffic can flow freely.

MaineDOT wishes to thank motorists for their patience and understanding that safety for the traveling public was the first priority.

Augusta - Maine DOT is strongly encouraging motorists to ?slow down and drive with caution.? Dale Doughty, Director of Maintenance and Operations, is asking for public cooperation during this difficult weather event. ?MaineDOT crews are out in full force today dealing with frozen culverts, and cleaning drainage basins in order to prevent flooding. Motorists need to slow down as they approach ponding on roadways and give our crews the space they need to work safely. ?

The Interstate 95 high level bridge in Kittery is closed in both directions due to a car fire.

We will update soon.

Fairfield/Benton ? Joint repair work on the Clinton A. Clauson Bridge between Fairfield and Benton has been completed. The northbound lanes of I-95 as well as the Exit 133 northbound on-ramp will open to all motorists by day?s end.

Traffic has been restricted since late 2011 to facilitate the replacement of the concrete deck superstructures on the I-95 bridges over the railroad and the Clinton A. Clauson Bridges spanning the Kennebec River.

Motorists should be aware that there will be additional closures during the first week of April for the painting of the bridge.

AUGUSTA ? Governor Paul R. LePage has announced that State offices in the following counties will be closing at NOON today due to inclement weather:YorkCumberlandSagadahocLincolnKnoxWaldoKennebecAndroscogginOxford

Offices in Franklin, Somerset, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Washington and Aroostook Counties will remain open normal business hours.

Portland ? Due to the dredging operations in Portland Harbor, Cashman Dredging of Quincy, MA has requested, and has been granted permission for additional openings of the Casco Bay Bridge between Portland and South Portland.

Cashman Dredging will make every effort to schedule these openings outside of the morning commute of 7:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Stockton Springs ? The Cape Jellison Bridge on Cape Jellison Road in Stockton Springs is being posted with a lower maximum weight limit of 12 tons.

All vehicles heavier than 12 tons that need to get from one side of the tidal inlet to the other should follow Cape Jellison Road around in the opposite direction to by-pass the bridge. No width restrictions are involved with this bridge posting.

MaineDOT regrets this inconvenience and encourages motorists to drive safely.

Augusta ? MaineDOT has put together a survey regarding the Littlefields Bridge replacement on Hotel Road in Auburn.

During the months of July and August of 2013, the old green truss bridge was replaced with a new bridge using a technique called, ?accelerated bridge construction.? This technique helped to speed up construction time by closing the Hotel Road for only 33 days to allow the contractor uninterrupted access. Without this accelerated construction, there could have been alternating one-way traffic with the project lasting several additional months.

Augusta ? On April 1, 2013, the M/V Harbour Feature, a 473? tanker, broke her mooring lines at the New Hampshire State Pier in Portsmouth, NH and struck the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which spans the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bridge is jointly owned by both states. As a result of the incident, this bridge sustained substantial damage.