Bath viaduct closed for $15.1M reconstruction
The Maine Department of Transportation earlier this week began its seven-month reconstruction project of the Bath viaduct that has allowed travelers on U.S. Route 1 to avoid downtown Bath for decades.
Although traffic will be re-routed to “frontage roads,” including Leeman Highway and Commercial Street, access to all of downtown Bath, including businesses, will continue, according to The Forecaster.
The newspaper reported that the $15.1 million project, which includes $1.9 million for preliminary engineering, $12.7 million for construction and $500,000 for construction engineering, will involve demolishing the viaduct and replacing all of the load-bearing piers of the viaduct using state and federal funds.
“Things have gone pretty smoothly these last few months as we have been working on drainage and other preparations around the viaduct,” resident engineer Glenn Philbrook said in a DOT press release, according to The Forecaster. “We really appreciate drivers being careful and attentive, and we hope they continue to do that throughout the busy months ahead.”
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