KENNEBEC COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation and CSX are working to make safety improvements and improve track conditions at a railroad crossing on River Road in Benton and Clinton. This project will result in a safer crossing for vehicles. MaineDOT worked with CSX to secure Federal Highway Administration grant funding to help support these safety improvements.

This work will require the closure of River Road at the railroad crossing located north of Pleasant Drive in Benton from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 21st until 5:00 a.m. on Monday, October 23rd. Vehicle traffic will be detoured over Route 100, Route 201, and Route 23.