Broadway in Bangor will be closed to traffic for two nights next week for ongoing interstate bridge construction.
That will allow crews to excavate the area between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
While traffic will be diverted around the construction, flaggers will help pedestrians navigate the worksite, the Department of Transportation said.
Drivers should follow posted detour signs, the department said Friday afternoon.
Additionally, rolling roadblocks are planned for Thursday and Friday so equipment can be moved into the area.
It’s the latest step toward the eventual replacement of the aging bridge carrying Interstate 95 traffic over Broadway. The 152-foot steel girder bridge, built in 1960, is crossed about 50,000 times daily and is in “poor condition,” transportation officials have told the Bangor Daily News. The Maine Department of Transportation expects to complete that work by late next year.
Last month, crews reached a major milestone in this project, demolishing the old southbound bridge. During the next stage, crews will build a new southbound bridge, after which the temporary bridge will be removed.
The project will cost $30.6 million, about $9.3 million of which is covered by a federal grant.
In recent years other I-95 bridges in Bangor have been replaced, including the Ohio Street bridge in 2020 and the Union Street bridge in 2016.
