KITTERY - Final paving operations on the Piscatacqua River (I-95) Bridge in Kittery are scheduled to begin next week. This part of the "Maine Ahead" project remains approximately six weeks ahead of schedule. Final paving had originally been scheduled for early 2022. The contractor, SPS New England, is now planning to make the following closures to accommodate final paving work on the bridge and its approaches.

The northbound left lane will close during the following periods:

MADAWASKA - The Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge Replacement Project will involve night work for approximately two weeks. The contractor is planning to do excavation work from Monday, September 20th through Saturday, October 2nd. The work will begin at 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and end at 6:00 a.m. the following morning. Day work will also continue during this period.

HANCOCK COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation and its consulting partners will be conducting survey work on the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge from Tuesday, September 28th through Wednesday, October 6th. This work will require partial and full closures of the bridge.

Drivers should expect alternating, single-lane traffic patterns between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on four different days: Tuesday, September 28th; Wednesday, September 29th; Friday, October 1st; and Wednesday, October 6th. Flaggers will control traffic.

HAMPDEN - As part of the ongoing work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, the Maine Department of Transportation will be shifting traffic onto the fourth of four new northbound I-95 bridges (the Emerson Mill Road Bridge) on September 27th. In the event of bad weather, the shift will take place on September 28th. This substantially completes the replacements of the four northbound interstate bridges. Finish work will continue and may result in additional traffic impacts.

PORTLAND - One month from today, the Maine Department of Transportation will be closing I-295 over Veranda Street in Portland for a full weekend to accommodate the replacement of an aging interstate bridge. MaineDOT's "Veranda Plan" a full closure of the highway around Exit 9 will run from 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 22nd to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 25th. Additionally, Route 1/Veranda Street (under the bridge) will be closed for a full week: from 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 18th to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25th.

KITTERY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the I-95 northbound Exit 7 on-ramp in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for five days next week to accommodate continued paving operations on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge and its approaches. The Exit 7 on-ramp will close at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 26th and reopen by 7:00 a.m. on Friday, October 1st. There will be a signed detour route and a police presence. This ramp closure is necessary to increase safety for our crews and members of the traveling public.

WALDOBORO - The Maine Department of Transportation is extending the closure of Winslows Mills Road (Route 32) over Hoch Brook in Waldoboro after crews encountered problems with unexpected soil conditions while excavating for the culvert replacement project. Construction work on the Wagner Number Two Bridge started on August 11th and had originally been scheduled for a 30-day closure. The project is now expected to keep Winslows Mills Road closed until mid-November as crews work through the required soil stabilization efforts.

UPDATE ON 9/27/21 - The railroad will be performing this closure at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29th.

UPDATE ON 8/23/21 - This work has been postponed.

YARMOUTH - In the coming weeks, ongoing work on the Bayview Street Bridge in Yarmouth will require overnight lane closures on I-295. Single lane closures will occur on both the northbound and southbound sides of the interstate around mile marker 17. The closures will happen between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. between Sunday, October 3rd and Thursday, October 21st. There will be no lane closures on Friday or Saturday nights.

KITTERY - Final paving operations on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge in Kittery are scheduled to continue next week. This part of the "Maine Ahead" project remains approximately six weeks ahead of schedule. Final paving had originally been scheduled for early 2022. The contractor, SPS New England, is now planning to make the following traffic changes to accommodate final paving work on the bridge and its approaches.

Northbound: