MaineDOT Headquarters Closed Monday, May 11
Due to a water main break, the MaineDOT headquarters building in Augusta is closed for the day, Monday, May 11th.
Due to a water main break, the MaineDOT headquarters building in Augusta is closed for the day, Monday, May 11th.
Naples ? Crews will be back this season paving an approximate ten mile stretch of road through the towns of Naples, Casco and Poland beginning on Monday, May 18th.
The paving project will begin at the intersection of Routes 302 and 11 in Naples. Traffic will be reduced to one lane assisted by flaggers. Motorists should expect slight delays through the work zones.
The project ends at the intersection of White Oak Hill Road and Route 11 in Poland.
It is anticipated all work will be completed by the end of June, 2015.
Bingham ? Crews will be paving on Route 201 in the Forks Plantation and in the town of Bingham starting on Monday, May 18th.
Crews will pave the first section on Route 201 beginning 1.26 miles northerly of the Caratunk town line and extend northerly for 4.95 miles.
In Bingham, the paving project will start on Route 201 beginning 0.17 of a mile northerly of Tanglewood Drive and extend northerly for 4.90 miles.
Motorists should expect slight delays with alternating one-way traffic controlled by flaggers.
Monticello ? Crews will be paving in the towns of Monticello, Bridgewater and Blaine beginning on Friday, May 15th.
The paving project will begin approximately 300ft. south of the Fullerton Road in Monticello and extend northerly for 8.78 miles, ending .08 of a mile north of the Griffin Road in Blaine.
Alternating one-way traffic will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists should expect delays of up to five minutes with multiple closures possible throughout the project area. All work will be performed Monday through Friday with the occasional Saturday.
Sanford ? Crews will be milling and paving the Winter Street Bridge on Route 202 in Sanford beginning on Tuesday, May 19th.
During the paving project, the bridge will be reduced to one lane and allow for eastbound traffic coming from the intersection of Routes 109 and 202 only. Westbound traffic will be detoured onto River Street which turns into Washington Street then onto Main Street. The exception will be heavy trucks which, with police assistance, will continue straight onto Winter Street as normal.
Ogunquit, Maine (May 19, 2015): The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) began a $13.5 million dollar project to reconstruct Route 1 in Ogunquit and build two new bridges over the Ogunquit and Josias Rivers in early March 2015. Due to the heavy tourism economy of the area, road construction will be suspended during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and again from June 21st through Labor Day. Though work on the two new bridges will continue, temporary bridges will be sure to keep traffic moving.
Auburn ? Crews will be replacing parts of the Auburn-Oakdale Bridge on Route 202 in Auburn beginning on Wednesday, May 20th.
As the bridge deck and beams are being replaced to make for a wider structure, motorists will encounter a change in the traffic pattern.
Traffic heading south on Washington Street out of Auburn will be detoured over Washington Street northbound at Philomar Street and routed back to Washington Street southbound by way of Chasse Street. Slight delays are expected.
Businesses in the vicinity of the bridge will remain open and accessible.
A diesel spill has forced the closure of the Exit 6B off-ramp on I-295 in Portland.
Portland Public Works has laid down sand and DEP will be doing the cleanup.
It is anticipated Exit 6B will be closed for two hours.
Motorists should expect delays and aviod the area if possible.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announces a continuation of the six month interim structural inspection at the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Portsmouth is scheduled to begin Monday, June 1, 2015 and continue through Friday, June 5, 2015 and Monday, June 8, 2015 if needed.
This bridge carries the US Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine.
The Long Bridge will have lane closures as needed, and as weather permits, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm daily for up to six days.
Richmond ? Due to a culvert failure, an emergency closure of one lane on I-295 northbound will begin today, Thursday May 28th at approximately 1:00 p.m.
The culvert is located at mile 46 northbound on I-295. The lane closure will be approximately 1500ft in length.
It is anticipated the closure will be in place for approximately three weeks as crews work to repair this culvert end failure.
Updates will be provided as events warrant.