Downtown Searsport Route 1 Reconstruction

TRAFFIC ADVISORY | DETOUR

Beginning on March 1st, 2024, there will be a longer southbound traffic detour, involving Mortland, Old County, and Prospect Roads. This longer detour is expected to run until November 15th, 2024.


Two-Week Work Schedule
May 12th - 24th, 2024

Sunday, May 12th

Grading at Night between Black Road and Maritime Farms

Monday, May 13th

Day: Building Sidewalks Downtown, and granite steps.
NIGHT: Paving Intermediate Downtown.

Tuesday, May 14th

Day: Building sidewalks and installing steps downtown.
NIGHT: Paving Base Between Black Rd and Hamilton Marine. Fine Grading Resevoir, and Church St.

Wednesday, May 15th

Day: Building Sidewalks and installing steps downtown.
NIGHT: Paving Base between Black Rd and Hamilton Marine. Fine Grading Knox Bros and Mt. Ephraim.

Thursday, May 16th

Day: Building sidewalks and installing steps downtown.
Night: Paving Resevoir, Church and Knox Bros. Fine Grading Goodell and Pike Ave.

Friday, May 17th

Day: Building sidewalks and installing steps downtown.
Night: Paving Mt. Ephraim, Goodell, Pike Ave. Grading: Water St, Mosman St. Elm St

Monday, May 20th

Paving Water St, Mosman St, Elm St. Fine Grading Sidewalks. Granite Curbing on Side Roads. Fine Grading Shoulders between Black Rd and Maritime Farms

Tuesday, May 21st

Building sidewalks downtown, granite curbing on side roads. Fine Grading shoulders between Black Rd and Maritime Farms

Wednesday, May 22nd

Building sidewalks downtown, granite curbing on side roads. Fine grading shoulders between Black Rd and Maritime Farms.

Thursday, May 23rd

Paving Sidewalks Downtown. Fine Grading shoulders between Maritime Farms and Black Rd.

Friday, May 24th

Half Day (Holiday). Paving Sidewalks downtown. Cleanup for Memorial Weekend.

The Maine Department of Transportation is beginning work on a project that involves rehabilitation and reconstruction of Route 1 in downtown Searsport.
View the Searsport Construction Plans (PDF)

The work area begins at Savage Road and extends north for nearly two miles to Station Avenue. The project involves the addition of a center left-turn lane between Trundy Road and Station Avenue. This work will also involve eliminating gaps in sidewalks to create a continuous accessible route downtown for pedestrians. MaineDOT is working with the town to install pedestrian lighting and brick sidewalks.

The on-site construction work is beginning today and will continue through the winter. This work will be weather dependent. From June 15th until October 15th of this year, southbound traffic will be detoured onto Black, Union, and Mortland Roads.

Project work will resume in spring 2024. There will be a longer south bound traffic detour, involving Mortland, Old County, and Prospect Roads. That longer detour is expected to run from March 1st, 2024 to November 15th, 2024. The anticipated construction completion date for all work in June of 2025.

The contractor on this project is Gordon Contracting of Sangerville. The contract amount is $17,758,548. This project is recipient of $9.2 million in Congressionally Directed Spending.