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The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is nearing completion of a nearly $50 million project to replace the Frank J. Wood Bridge, which carries Route 201 over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. Reed & Reed Inc., which was awarded a $49.9 million contract, began work on the project in July 2023. Reed & Reed completed final striping of the bridge on
Dec. 12, 2025, opening the new structure to motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. While some finishing work remains and will be completed next spring, the bridge is fully open to travel. “This project demonstrates what’s possible when residents, local leaders, contractors and MaineDOT work together,” said MaineDOT Acting Commissioner Dale Doughty. “The new Frank J. Wood Bridge provides a safer, more reliable and more scenic crossing for everyone who uses it.” see BRIDGE page 8
Urban Planning Study Calls for North Adams to Remove Highway “Take it down.” That was the message that Chris Reed, a Boston urban planner, repeated recently to dozens of people about the Massachusetts Highway 2/Mohawk Trail overpass, or Veterans Memorial Bridge, as the best way to reconnect key parts of downtown North Adams. During an event at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary (MASS MoCA) in North Adams on Dec. 12, 2025, Reed presented the results of a report compiled by his
firm, Stoss Landscape Urbanism. The report concluded that dismantling the failing bridge would create more space, encourage walkability and encourage new development. But he emphasized, doing so will take money and cooperation at all levels. The roadway overpass should be removed to “restitch the community back together,” starting with re-extending and condensing Veterans Memorial Drive and the roads adjacent see OVERPASS page 12