The elevated portion of Route 1 should reopen around Memorial Day, transportation officials say.
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Bath viaduct project ahead of schedule
Good weather has helped speed up the replacement of an elevated section of Route 1.
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Bath traffic delays expected as construction begins on new viaduct
The Maine Department of Transportation is warning of months of travel delays and lane closures along Route 1 in Bath.
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Sleepless in Bath: Nighttime demolition of Route 1 viaduct rattles residents
For almost a month, crews have been tearing apart the 58-year-old overpass through downtown Bath, often disrupting the lives of people who live there.
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Demolition of Bath viaduct is a smash hit on social media: Video
The Bath Police Department’s video showing the wrecking ball doing its job gets thousands of views.
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No major delays on first day of Bath viaduct closure
The reconstruction of the viaduct on Route 1 is slated to continue until at least Memorial Day 2017.
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Closure of Bath Viaduct to cause disruptions
The closure takes effect the day after Columbus Day and will last at least until Memorial Day.
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State repairs Bath viaduct guardrails in response to post-crash scrutiny
The work comes less than a month after an SUV went through part of the barrier and plunged to the road below, and the Press Herald then found dozens of bolts broken, missing or damaged.
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Our View: Maine DOT should stop nickel-and-diming safety
The crash involving a vehicle that went through an aging Bath guardrail shows the state needs predictable revenue to put resources behind transportation infrastructure.
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Report cites driver speed, lack of road salt in Bath crash
Police complete an investigation of the April 4 accident in which a Windham woman’s SUV plummeted from the Route 1 viaduct.