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AUGUSTA ? The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced it is accepting public comments on the three final choices for a bypass route around Wiscasset?s downtown.
Comments will be accepted by the USACE through February 19, 2010 and can be emailed to Jay Clement at jay.l.clement@usace.army.mil or mailed to him at:
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersMaine Project Office 675 Western Avenue, #3 Manchester, Maine 04351.
The Maine Department of Transportation has closed a section of Route 113 and the Weston Bridge in Fryeburg as the Saco River has flooded its banks. The Weston Bridge carries Route 113 over the Saco River near the New Hampshire border
The road and bridge will remain closed until the river recedes. Currently there is a large ice dam two hundred yards upriver of the bridge that is estimated at 8-10? high and ? mile in length. The ice dam is a potential hazard to the bridge, and the ice dam is currently growing in length and height.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given approval to the Maine Department of Transportation to move forward with the Caribou Connector project, a 4.28-mile connector that will loop around Caribou and connect Route 1 with Route 161. The FHWA gave its approval in the form of a Tier 2 Record of Decision (ROD) Thursday that identified the environmentally preferred route for the bypass.
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) reported today that discussions are continuing in an attempt to resolve the potential ?abandonment? of approximately 240 miles of railroad track in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties. This trackage is currently owned and operated by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad (MMA) of Hermon. MMA owns and operates this freight rail line and approximately 200 additional miles of track in Maine, as well as significant rail mileage in the Province of Quebec.
Ryan Campbell, a MaineDOT snowplow operator, captured first place at the XIII International Winter Road Congress Snowplow Championship in Quebec City. Campbell was the best in a field of over 20 operators that came from all over the world. MaineDOT?s Joe Osgood finished in the top ten as well.
MaineDOT bridge crews are set to begin construction on the Carle Brook Bridge, located on Route 105 in Camden. Construction is expected to begin the week of March 8, and is expected to last four months. Traffic will be limited to one lane during the construction period.
Crews will widen the bridge to 26 feet from curb to curb, and will also install new railing, new guardrails and repair the concrete abutments. If the project proceeds as planned and there are no weather-related delays, work should be completed within four months.
Construction on the Second Street Bridge in Hallowell is set to resume, Monday, March 8, 2010. Crews had halted construction during the winter months, but are ready to restart, and expect to have the project completed by mid-June.
During this construction phase, flaggers will be used to control one lane of alternating traffic, so motorists may experience some delays on Second Street during the morning and evening commutes.
Public Involvement is a vital part in the Maine Department of Transportation?s planning and decision-making. MaineDOT recognizes that everyone who uses Maine?s transportation network is a customer, and MaineDOT strives to gather as much public input as possible in making transportation decisions.
Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) bridge engineers closed to traffic the bridge between Berwick, Maine and Somersworth, New Hampshire at 1:30 p.m. today because of the rising water level.
The Berwick-Somersworth Bridge carries Route 9 over the Salmon River. The water level had risen to the beam of the bridge, creating a risk of waterborne debris striking or attaching to the bridge.
Motorists who use I-295 between exits 3 and 4 in South Portland may experience delays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, April 1 as the right travel lane and shoulder area will be closed in order for construction crews to unload overhead sign trusses and supports that will be installed next week.
The large trusses will be offloaded onto the grass shoulder area where they will be assembled in preparation for their installation for next week. Variable message boards have been installed alerting motorists to the lane closures.
