A strip of pavement is cracked and partially chipped away at the joint on the bridge that carries southbound traffic on I-95 over Bond Brook Road. Courtesy of Maine Department of Transportation

The right lane of southbound Interstate 95 in Augusta was closed to traffic for several hours Monday night for emergency repairs to a bridge joint.

The “failing bridge joint” was on a span that carries traffic over Bond Brook Road, between Exits 112 and 109, the Department of Transportation said on Monday.

Paul Merrill, public information officer for MaineDOT, said the lane closure would be in effect “through the evening commute.” The repair was completed later in the evening.

Merrill said he did not have additional information about what caused the damage or how it was detected, but he shared a photo that showed a strip of cracked pavement that was partially chipped away at the bridge joint.