Augusta, ME (July 21, 2025) – The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward J. “EJ” Dupont as the new Director of the Maine State Ferry Service.
EJ joins MaineDOT with extensive leadership experience in complex, high-pressure environments across the globe. A retired U.S. Army
WARREN - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting work on Main Street in Warren starting Monday, July 28. The project area begins 0.05 miles from the intersection of Western Road and Main Street and extends northeast 0.3 miles. Work is scheduled to be completed by October 17. Drivers may encounter a single lane of alternating traffic through the project area and should expect delays of up to 10 minutes between 6 A.M. to 6 P.M.. This project will improve subsurface and surface drainage issues on Main Street.
WESTBROOK - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing roadway preservation work on Stroudwater Street beginning Friday, July 11. The project area begins on Stroudwater Street in Westbrook, beginning at Main Street and extending south 0.04 miles to William B. Clark Drive. Work is scheduled to be completed by August 6. Drivers may encounter a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern through project locations. This may cause longer commute times. The contractor on this project is Glidden Excavating and Paving of Gorham, ME.
AUGUSTA - The Western Avenue Bridge Project will see precast bridge units (PBUs) placed into their permanent locations late Wednesday night, July 16 into Thursday morning, July 17. The project will require temporary closures of Interstate I-95 Northbound between 11:00 p.m. Wednesday and 5:00 a.m. Thursday. While the PBUs are placed, I-95 Northbound will see intermittent closures of no more than 25 minutes to facilitate the construction. As is always the case, weather and other factors may impact the proposed calendar.
AROOSTOOK & PENOBSCOT COUNTIES - The Maine Department of transportation is performing painting and bridge preservation work on three bridges along I-95:
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be conducting roadway preservation work on Routes 6 and 15 beginning at the end of June. The project covers an area beginning at Lily Bay Road and extending south for 21.45 miles. Work also involves a section beginning 0.98 miles south of Gales Road and extending south 0.56 miles. Work is anticipated to be completed by September of 2026. Drivers may encounter a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern through the project location.
WINSLOW - The Maine Department of transportation is replacing Fish Bridge, which carries Garland Road over Pattee Pond Outlet in Winslow. The bridge is over 100 years old and at the end of its serviceable life. Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 15th and is scheduled to be finished in June 2026. Beginning at this time, Garland Road will be closed to traffic for 100 continuous days. Throughout construction traffic will be detoured using Albion Road, and Eames Road in the towns of Benton and Winslow.
PALMYRA- The Maine Department of transportation is replacing Hanson Bridge which carries traffic along Saint Albans Road over Smith Brook in Palmyra. The existing bridge will be replaced with a concrete box culvert. The work area begins at Warren Hill Road and extends to Spring Hill Road. Work is scheduled to begin on July 6th and is scheduled to be finished by late October.
Augusta, ME (July 8, 2025) – The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) along with the New Hampshire DOT will conduct an inspection of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Tuesday, July 15, 2025 and Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The lift bridge carries the Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
WATERVILLE/WINSLOW – The project to replace the Ticonic Bridge reached its next milestone Thursday afternoon, June 26th when the bridge re-opened to eastbound traffic (Waterville heading into Winslow). Traffic may now utilize the new bridge on the upstream side of the Kennebec River, on what will eventually become the westbound lanes. Westbound traffic will follow the same detour as before utilizing the Carter Memorial Bridge, south of the project site.