Pandemic travel causes contractor to withdraw from beach job
Agreement means Kennebunk won t have to pay increased cost associated with new contract.
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A new contractor has been selected to repair the seawall, replace the sidewalk and repair the roadway at Gooch’s Beach, shown here in this 2019 photo, because the Massachusetts company which was the original low bidder for the project, has concerns with the pandemic and related travel restrictions.
Tammy Wells Photo
KENNEBUNK – A new company has been selected to perform sea wall work at Gooch’s Beach because of the coronavirus pandemic that has put a crimp in travel across state lines.
Pleasant River Bridge in northern Maine to be replaced
December 14, 2020 GMT
MILO, Maine (AP) A bridge that carries traffic over a river in a northern Maine town is set to be replaced at a cost of about $7 million.
The Maine Department of Transportation said it’s replacing the Pleasant River Bridge in Milo. Work on the project is set to begin on Dec. 14. Two-way traffic will be maintained on the existing bridge until the new one is opened, the transportation department said.
Wyman & Simpson of Richmond, Maine, is the contractor on the project. The state said the estimated completion date for the bridge is June 30, 2023.