The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking public input on proposed repairs to one of the largest remaining swing bridges in the state.
State transportation officials will hold a preliminary public meeting on May 1 to discuss the rehabilitation, fender system, structural repairs and repairs to the operator’s house on the Southport Bridge, which carries Route 27 over Townsend Gut at the Boothbay Harbor-Southport town line.
Built in 1939, the swing bridge has a main span length of 180 feet and a structure length of 374 feet.
The state has allocated $300,000 for the bridge work, according to the department’s three-year work plan.
Representatives of the department will be at the Boothbay Harbor town office from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 1 to share information about the project, listen to concerns, receive comments and answer questions, according to the department.
Questions about the project can be addressed to Leanne Timberlake at leanne.timberlake@maine.gov, by phone at 624-3422, or by regular mail to Maine Department of Transportation, Bridge Program, 16 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0016.