June 5 – CHESTERVILLE – The new Farmington Falls Bridge over the Sandy River between Farmington and Chesterville on State Route 41 is expected to open one lane by Saturday.
“We expect the Farmington Falls Bridge between Farmington and Chesterville to be open to one lane of traffic with temporary traffic lights by June 8,” Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Paul Merrill said in an email Wednesday. . “Substantial bridge approach work still needs to be completed on both ends of the bridge. The entire project is expected to be completed by the end of October this year.”
Work on the site began in November 2021. A temporary bridge was installed, but it was heavily damaged by rain and flooding on 18 December 2023 and had to be removed.
Since then, drivers and pedestrians have had to find an alternative route.
Richmond-based contractor Wyman & Simpson Inc. is working on the $10.4 million project.
On Wednesday, crews from Gendron & Gendron of Lewiston, formerly known as St. Laurent & Son Excavation, were paving.
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