Orono bridge opening to 2-way traffic on weekends

Orono bridge opening to 2-way traffic on weekends

In cooperation with the Maine Department of Transportation, the Town of Orono is working to allow two-way traffic over the Main Street bridge on weekends. Construction work has partly closed the Brandon M. Silk Memorial Bridge, resulting in a 4.6-mile detour down College Avenue to Stillwater Avenue and down Bennoch Road that has rankled commuters. Currently, traffic can flow northbound through one lane over the bridge. On Wednesday, the town ann…