The reconstruction of the Exit 45 Interchange on the Maine Turnpike I-95 in South Portland began on March 19 after the initial pre-load of the site was completed at the end of December 2020. CPM Contractors, Freeport, Maine, is the lead contractor on the $28 million reconstruction and Sargent Corporation, Old Town, Maine, was the contractor on the pre-load project, which had a budget of $14,792,753.
Tue March 16, 2021 - Northeast Edition
Portland Press Herald
A rendering of the redesigned exit 45 looking south. The red-colored tower on the left is the site of the Christmas Tree shop. (Maine Turnpike Authority)
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Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is starting construction on one of its most expensive transportation projects in years, a $28 million rebuild of the Exit 45 interchange.
The heavily traveled turnpike exit facilitates the movement of traffic in and around the congested Maine Mall in South Portland.
Reconstruction of the Exit 45 interchange, commonly known as the Maine Mall exit, will not be fully finished until 2023, according to a news release from the turnpike authority.
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