LEVANT - The Maine Department of Transportation experienced a culvert failure in Levant on Saturday, April 8th. The culvert that failed allows the Black Stream to pass under Lake Road in Levant. While the culvert that failed is nearly 40 years old, it had not been showing any immediate signs of potential failure and was listed in fair condition. The culvert is a MaineDOT asset, but the road is a town road that serves approximately 500 vehicles on an average day.

The department is beginning design work to replace this culvert with either a new culvert or a bridge. This project was already scheduled in our current three-year Work Plan. We will do our best to expedite what work we can, but Lake Road is not expected to reopen until 2024 or 2025. There is a local detour that is approximately six miles long. MaineDOT apologizes for the inconvenience this will cause local drivers.