Deguio Mill Bridge on Route 202  in Little Falls is being replaced and traffic is detoured.

This sign at the roundabout in Little Falls directs drivers to  the detour onto Route 237 (Mosher Road).

Rush hour traffic was flowing at 5 p.m. Monday on Route 25 in Gorham despite highway construction.

This sign pictured on Fort Hill Road (Route 114) looking westerly warns drivers of road construction.

GORHAM — Three major state highways that run through town are in the midst of construction projects and work on other busy town roads is looming.

No major incidents have been reported, police said.

The three highways are classified as arterials that are heavily utilized by commuters.

Ossipee Trail (Route 25) and Fort Hill Road (Route 114) are both being re-paved. “There are no detours that I am aware of due to construction on Route 25 or Route 114,” Deputy Police Chief Christopher Sanborn said Monday in an email. “There may be some minor delays though.”

But, the $1.7 million dollar replacement of the Deguio Mill Bridge on Gray Road (Route 202) has shut down a section of the highway, detouring drivers predominately onto Mosher Road (Route 237). Some drivers are cutting across Queen Street that links Gray and Mosher roads.

The bridge closed for reconstruction on July 10. Police Lt. Michael Nault said Tuesday police initially received some speeding complaints on Queen Street, but not many complaints overall.

Multiple comments have been posted by the public on the police department’s Facebook page. According to the police message, the bridge is scheduled to re-open on Oct. 8.

Rob Betz, a project manager at the Maine Department of Transportation, said Wednesday that the Fort Hill Road re-paving is expected to be completed about Sept. 4 and Ossipee Trail, Sept. 1. Betz said Fort Hill Road during construction has alternating, single travel lanes open during days while Ossipee Trail has two-way traffic days.

Commuters caught a break for this summer when the Main Street reconstruction through Gorham Village was shelved after the state Transportation Department received only one bid and rejected it. That project included replacing century-old water mains and digging up sections of an old concrete surface covered over by asphalt.

The Main Street reconstruction could become reality in 2018. Betz expects the project to be advertised in October. “We’re trying to make sure we get the best price,” Betz said.

Even more highway projects are planned in town in the near future. Town Manager David Cole said a portion of South Street is due for repaving next year. Gorham voters approved in June spending $500,000 as Gorham’s share of the estimated $1.4 million project. Re-paving will run from just south of the Waterhouse Road to Route 202, according to state transportation information released earlier this year.

Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System recently announced that the Gorham Village area has been approved for $710,600 in traffic signals upgrades and an intersection improvement at Mechanic Street, New Portland Road and Main Street.

The project, estimated for 2019-2021, is aimed at enhancing village pedestrian safety at the three signalized intersections as well as improving traffic flow. An intersection change includes allowing traffic from Mechanic Street to right turns only onto New Portland Road.

There are other alternatives for drivers on Mechanic Street to reach Main Street. The town’s application to PACTS points out that Hannaford has  direct access to Main Street and Mechanic Street traffic could also take Railroad Avenue and Elm Street to Main Street.

“Additionally motorists have access to Route 114 from Mechanic Street via Railroad Avenue and local roads including Preble Street, Lincoln Street and Robie Street,” the application said.

Robert Lowell can be reached at 854-2577 or [email protected]