FALMOUTH - Due to the recent weather events, the I-295 closures that had been planned for the first half of this week will now extend to Thursday and Friday nights. This is part of the project to replace the bridge that carries Bucknam Road over I-295 at Exit 10 in Falmouth. Each night's closure will last no longer than 25 minutes and will occur between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. These closures are required to accommodate utility work. Maine State Police will assist MaineDOT. The department will also be using message boards to alert drivers of the closure.

Two additional closures will happen next week. One will be on the night of Wednesday, February 1st. The second closure has not yet been scheduled. This should complete the utility relocation work.

This is part of an ongoing project replace the bridges that carry Bucknam Road and Johnson Road over I-295 in Falmouth. The work on Bucknam Road began last year and will continue into 2024. On-site work on Johnson Road has not yet begun. The estimated completion date for both bridge replacement projects is December 12th, 2025.

The contractor on this project is Wyman & Simpson, Inc. of Richmond. The contract amount is $19,574,460.