DEER ISLE — Motorists crossing the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge will get a break in the traffic delays that have dominated the summer since the start of a painting project this past spring.
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DEER ISLE — Motorists crossing the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge will get a break in the traffic delays that have dominated the summer since the start of a painting project this past spring.
The alternating one-way traffic across the bridge that spans Eggemoggin Reach and connects Deer Isle to the mainland will be lifted for two days in October when the bridge will be open to two-way traffic, allowing for normal traffic operations.
The two-way traffic pattern starts at midnight Oct. 10 and continues to midnight Oct. 12.
The $9.1-million bridge painting project being done by Odyssey Corp. of Pennsylvania started in May with a completion date of December 2010, according to Tim Hebert, Maine Department of Transportation’s project resident for the project.
Derek Mirr, project manager for Odyssey Corp., said the unusually wet weather during much of the summer caused some delays, but the company modified its work force to accommodate the situation and expects to complete the project ahead of deadline. Mirr said he expects to finish the project by September 2010.
Painting will be suspended for the winter sometime in November, depending on weather conditions and the bridge will be open to two-way traffic until the painting resumes next spring.