JOINT REPAIR WORK WILL BEGIN Sunday, April 26, on the Frank J. Wood Bridge which carries Route 24 traffic over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. It will take place overnight — between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. — Sunday through Thursday nights, and traffic will still be able to travel over the bridge, though delays should be expected. The project has a projected completion date of June 20.
Joint repair work will begin Sunday, April 26, on the Frank J. Wood Bridge which carries Route 24 traffic over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham.
According to an announcement issued by John Foster, Brunswick’s Director of Public Works, bridge contractor Stetson & Watson J. V. of Pittsfield is doing the repair work and will work overnight — only between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The alternating lane closures will only be at night and will take place five days per week, Sunday through Thursday nights, with a project completion date of June 20. Flaggers will be provided and alternating two-way traffic will be allowed. The sidewalk will not be blocked and will remain open and usable at all times.
While the joint repair work proceeds, the contractor will, during the day, have temporary protective steel plates over the new joints until the concrete has time to cure. Motorists and bicyclists are reminded to proceed with caution while the plates are in place. When the road is reopened during the day, the construction barrels will be stored to the side of the travel lanes in the existing steel grate area.
Motorists should expect some traffic delay in this area and are urged to seek an alternate route if possible. If anyone has any questions about the project please contact the Maine Department of Transportation. The department’s project resident engineer is David Doucette, who can be contacted at 592-0307 for questions and concerns during the project.
According to Topsham Public Works Director Dennis Cox, the plan is to have a message board on either side of the bridge communicating to drivers the schedule of slowdowns. Space by the Border Trust building on the Topsham side of the bridge will serve as a staging area for equipment and materials storage.
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