A round trip around Barters Island
Wed, 03/31/2021 - 3:45pm
The Reed & Reed barge and crane passes by the Peter Neidhardt dock on Back River/Colburn Lane on its way back to the bridges. Courtesy of Peter Neidhardt
The vessel, Bulldog, pushes the barge. Courtesy of Peter Neidhardt
Courtesy of Peter Neidhardt
The Reed & Reed barge and crane passes by the Peter Neidhardt dock on Back River/Colburn Lane on its way back to the bridges. Courtesy of Peter Neidhardt
The vessel, Bulldog, pushes the barge. Courtesy of Peter Neidhardt
Courtesy of Peter Neidhardt
Barges and cranes owned by Reed & Reed Construction of Woolwich circumnavigated Barters Island in Boothbay last week. The 10-mile nautical trip resulted in the barges and cranes ending up about 100 feet from where they started — at the new and temporary bridges connecting Hodgdon Island to Barters Island.
The equipment was moved to begin dismantling the temporary bridge in anticipation of the opening of the new automated bridge.
In early March, Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Paul Merrill said in an email that the estimated opening of the new bridge to traffic would be by mid-May.
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