UPDATE: Due, in part, to the weather forecast and increasing traffic volumes, this traffic shift is now being planned for June 7. The shift was initially scheduled for June 4, but was rescheduled due to forecasts of inclement weather..
71-year-old bridge in Bangor to be replaced with new tech
May 13, 2021 GMT
HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) A 71-year-old bridge in the Bangor area will be replaced by a kind of bridge never before used in Maine, the state transportation department said.
The bridge in question is Twin Bridge, which carries Route 69 over the West Branch of the Souadabscook Stream in Hampden. The Maine Department of Transportation said Tuesday the bridge’s replacement will use a composite tub girder system in a “double T” configuration that has not been used in the state before.
The new bridge will also span more than 50 feet, which is more than twice the span of the existing bridge. The transportation department said the new bridge will likely be finished in November and final surface paving is expected in June 2022.
Thu, 05/13/2021 - 1:00pm
HAMPDEN On Wednesday, May 20, the Maine Department of Transportation will begin periodic left lane closures on the southbound side of I-95 in Hampden between mile markers 180 and 176. These closures will occur primarily on weekdays.
All traffic lanes will remain open on Memorial Day weekend. Closures will end on Friday, June 25. These lane closures are necessary as crews continue to work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle Project.
The Hampden Bridge Bundle Project involves rebuilding eight bridges and rehabilitating a ninth bridge along a four-mile stretch of I-95 in Hampden. The eight bridge replacements are happening on both the northbound and southbound sides of the interstate at four sites between Exits 174 and 180. Three of these bridge pairs cross the Souadabscook Stream and one pair crosses Emerson Mill Road and the Central Maine & Quebec Railway.