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Infrastructure Committee reviews DOT plans to replace two I‑95 bridges, flags detours and pedestrian impacts
Summary
City engineering staff summarized two DOT I‑95 bridge replacement projects (Stillwater Avenue and a second I‑95 span near Broadway) with multi‑year schedules, estimated construction costs (Stillwater ≈ $42 million; second bridge ≈ $14 million), planned detours including an ~8‑month full closure and added sidewalks; committee requested more construction‑phase details and interagency coordination.
Jeff Davis, the city’s director of engineering, summarized two Maine Department of Transportation bridge replacements on I‑95 that will affect local traffic and pedestrian access.
Davis said the first project, the I‑95 bridge over Stillwater Avenue, is a complete replacement that will change from multiple shorter spans to a single longer span to reduce joints and maintenance. "Stillwater totals will be a little over 42,000,000," Davis said, and the construction contract and construction engineering (CE) work were described separately in the DOT materials he reviewed. The presentation referenced a second I‑95 bridge project (transcript uses varied spellings for the location); Davis described it as a four‑span bridge…
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