BRUNSWICK
River Road will be closed both day and night for five days beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 in order to replace a major culvert crossing the roadway.
The closure takes place just west of 436 River Road. Motorists trying to travel beyond that location will need to use Durham Road or Hacker Road to get back to River Road.
According to a release from Public Works Director John Foster, the culvert was severely damaged in August 2014 and will be replaced with a new, wide-bottom culvert to meet with fish passage requirements.
Foster said that the culvert replacement will require a 60-foot wide by 15-foot deep trench be dug for the full width of the road and bicyclists and pedestrians are advised that they will not be able to get through the work area.
Public works crews will be on-site in the next week assembling the multi-plate replacement culvert on the side of the road near where the culvert is to be installed.
Work on the culvert replacement will be completed by Ray Labbe and Sons, Inc.
Foster advised all residents and users of River Road to seek alternative routes to by pass the closure area.
Access to the town landfill will best be accomplished by taking Route 1 south to get to Durham Road and then to Hacker Road.
Detour signage is set to go up by Sept. 12, and message boards will be in place late in the week announcing the road closure.
River Road is scheduled to reopen to all traffic on Friday, Sept. 17 by 6 p.m.
For more information, call (207) 725-6654.
dmcintire@timesrecord.com
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