Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-25
% Sections of
State Highway Now
Under Construction

Office of the State Highway Commits
sion Friday that the following sec
tions of State highway are under
constructions:
Casco and Naples-State Highway
"B"-Bituminous macadam road
1850 miles under construction. De-
tour from Portland toward Bridgton,
at South Casco turn right on to Qua
ker Ridge road, to Cooks Mills,
thence to Crooked River Bridge,
thence to left about one-Quarter OF
a mile, swing to right, then about
one-quarter of mile strike the
State highway, about one mile below
Naples; follow State highway to
Harrison road, then turn right to
Harrison and thence to Bridgton
village.
Bridgton-state Highway "B"-
Bituminous macadam road-2.5O
miles under construction. Construc-
ton practically completed. Travel
allowed over work.
New Gloucester-Auburn M State
Highway 'E"-Concrete road-5.34
miles under construction. Detour
from Whites Corner about two miles
north of North Gray, to Danville
Junction, by way of Lower GlouCes-
ter and Upper Gloucester.
Auburn-State Highway "F'-Bi-
luminous macadam road-3 miles
under construction. Detour begin
ming at Turner street in Auburn,
Signs are posted around this detour.
Turner = State Highway Fl" -
Gravel road-4SO miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
Phillips State Highway IF" -
Gravel road-3 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
Northport- Belfast-State Highway
"D"-Bituminous macadam road
= miles under construction. Travel
allowed over work at present. De-
tour around work will be esta blished
in about a week.
Bucksport-State Highway "Y"-
Gravel road-1.50 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
1t is very rough. Detours will be
marked around part of the work at
time.
Sullivan-State Highway en-
Gravel road-2.50 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
Gouldsboro-State Highway IN"
Gravel road miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
except for short detour signed
around part of the work.
Columbia-State Highway IN
Gravel road mile under construc-
ton. Travel allowed over work.
Perry-State Highway "N"-Gra-
vel road; miles under construc-
ton. Travel allowed over work.
Richmond-State Highway 20"
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construction. Road between Rich
mond Corner and Richmond. Ira
vel allowed over work.
Rome and New Sharon-State
Highway "W"-Gravel road-5.29
miles under construction. Travel
allowed over work.
Mercer - State Highway ~ =
Gravel road-3,37 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
Waterville- Fairfield - State High
way H - Bituminous macadam
road-1.5O miles under construction.
Travel allowed over work.
NorridSewock SkowheGan - State
Highway "H"-Bituminous maCa dam
roads miles under construction,
on south side of Kennebec river.
Travel should cross the river at
Skowhegan and follow trolley line
signs to Madison. From Skowhegan
to Norridgewoc travel may use the
road on the north side of the river.
johnson Mountain-State Highway
"H"-Gravcl road miles under
construction. Travel allowed over
work.
Jackman-State Highway III
Gravel roads 3milcs under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
Monson State Highway ~ -
Gravel road-6.1 miles under con-
struction. Two sections of road un-
der construction; one. four miles in
length, south of the village; and one,
two miles in length, north of the viii
lage. Travel allowed over work.
Shirley State Highway u" -
Gravel road mile under construc-
ton Travel allowed over work.
Orono-State Highway "k"-Con-
crete road-1.30 miles under con-
struction. Travel allowed over work.
Oldtown State Highway *" -
Concrete road-2.245 miles under
construction. Detour begins at the
monument in Orono; thence to Still
Oldtown. Travel to Lincoln should
go from Gilmans Falls by way of
Lagrange and Rowland.
Milford and Greenbush - State
Highway "k''-Gravel road miles
under construction. Road passablc
for traffic but the best way to travel
between Bangor and Lincoln and
northern Aroostook points is from
Saltwater to Lagrange over the
horseback, and from Lagrange to
Rowland, rather than going to Old
town, Milford and Greenbush.
PaSsadumkeag - State Highway