Presque Isle Bypass work will start Monday

Presque Isle Bypass work will start Monday

Construction on phase 2 of the Presque Isle Bypass — a $78 million project designed to route traffic around downtown Presque Isle — will start next week, the Maine Department of Transportation announced Thursday. The project’s contractor, Orono-based Sargent Corporation, will start clearing trees Monday where the roadway will connect with U.S. Route 1 in Westfield, about a half-mile south of Presque Isle city limits. Aided by an unnamed subcontr…

Work begins on next stage of Presque Isle bypass project

Tree clearing begins Monday for the next phase of the Presque Isle bypass project, a six-mile roadway planned to route traffic around the city’s downtown.