PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted 2-0 Friday afternoon to award a $91,300 contract to Jim Sysko and Andre Bernier to rebuild and maintain Ketchum Bridge in Riley Township. The bridge that spans the Miles Notch Brook was designated a failing bridge by the Maine Department of Transportation in 2016. County Administrator Scott Cole said […]
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A new walking surface
Under the supervision of the Maine Department of Transportation, a crew from T Buck Construction of Auburn jackhammers the crumbling concrete on the sidewalk of the bridge spanning the Little Androscoggin River in downtown Mechanic Falls on Tuesday afternoon. The sidewalk resurfacing work is one of many maintenance projects the state agency is doing this […]
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Fishing derby cancelled NEW SHARON — The annual Cape Cod Hill School Fishing Derby that was scheduled for Saturday, March 4, has been cancelled due to unsafe ice conditions. Blood drive taking place on March 3 FARMINTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is hosting its annual winter blood drive on Friday, March 3, from noon to 6 […]
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The Longest Day set for summer solstice
OXFORD — The Longest Day means more than the onset of the summer solstice. On Monday, June 20, more than 100 bridge players from Oxford Hills, Lewiston-Auburn and beyond will gather to raise money for and awareness of the Alzheimer’s Association by playing continuous rounds of bridge from sunrise to sunset. Dubbed The Longest Day, it […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico selectmen approve traffic light for new bridge
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved a traffic light for the Route 2 side of the new Mexico/Peru bridge. Town Manager John Madigan said when the public hearing for the bridge project was held last year, one of the concerns was negotiating the left turn off the bridge toward Mexico. That, combined with […]
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Rumford ACE team to discuss Swift River bridge project
RUMFORD — The Rumford-Mexico Active Community Environment team will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, in the Rumford Town Hall conference room to hear updates on its efforts to use land along the Swift River to construct a recreational bridge. The process began four years ago when Carl Constanzi, program coordinator for […]
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Six months of alternating traffic on Route 2 bridge in Bethel
BETHEL — A six-month project to rebuild the Route 2 bridge over the Androscoggin River is slated to begin March 14, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. MDOT plans to have alternating one-way traffic, controlled by temporary signals, over the 400-foot bridge while work is underway, said Joel Kittredge of MDOT. Kittredge said the […]
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ACE team learns town meeting approval not necessary for Swift River land-use
RUMFORD – The Rumford-Mexico Active Community Environment team learned during its Monday afternoon meeting that it would not require town meeting approval to use land along the Swift River to construct a recreational bridge. The process began four years earlier when Carl Constanzi, program coordinator for the “Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0” program in Oxford County, received […]
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Lewiston’s historic Wiseman Bridge on state work list for 2016
Maine Department of Transportation documents: Statewide plan | Lewiston projects AUGUSTA — Lewiston’s historic Wiseman Bridge on Chestnut Street is finally going to get some long overdue TLC, according to a recently released work plan for the Maine Department of Transportation. The bridge, built in 1927, spans one of the city’s industrial canals and features […]