Information update on Old US Highway 2

The asphalt overlay and bridge replacement on Old US Highway 2 is now at the bidding process with contractor bids due July 7, 2016.

The scheduled notice to proceed date is August 8, 2016 with a completion date of October 2017. The bridge will most likely be replaced this fall with the road construction starting in the spring of 2017.

There will be a marked detour route during construction using the West Strater Road. Old US Highway 2 will not be widened, but will be rehabilitated and a new asphalt surface for 3.6 miles and a chip seal for 2.4 miles to Bowdoin Refuge.

The funding for this proje...