Starting at 8:00am on Wednesday May 14, the Western Avenue bridge in Waterville, over Messalonskee Stream will be closed to traffic.
The Kennebec Water District will be repairing the water main attached to the bridge which was damaged by a tree floating downstream in the December 2023 flooding event. No water outages are anticipated.
Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes.
Detours will be set up along Burleigh Street and Messalonskee Avenue.
Pedestrian traffic across the bridge will not be impacted. Work is expected to be completed by 2:00pm.
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