YARMOUTH - The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the southbound side of I-295 in Yarmouth during several overnight periods during the next two weeks to accommodate paving work. This is part of the project to replace the interstate bridges that carry I-295 over Route 1 near Exit 17 in Yarmouth.

The I-295 southbound closures will occur between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the nights of Wednesday, July 19th and Thursday, July 20th. Similar closures will happen the following week from the night of Sunday, July 23rd through Thursday, July 27th. During these interstate closures, traffic will be detoured off I-295 at the Exit 17 off-ramp, across Route 1, and back onto the interstate at the Exit 17 on-ramp. Flaggers will be present to help direct traffic. Like all outdoor construction work, this schedule is dependent on the weather.

The contractor on this project is CPM Constructors of Freeport. The contract amount is $27,566,210. This project is the recipient of federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Competitive Highway Bridge Program. On-site construction work began in late 2021 and is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2025.