Section of Route 15 being rebuilt

KENDUSKEAG — Drivers who regularly use Route 15 will have to get used to some inconveniences due to reconstruction that is taking place.

But, in the end, the roadway will be safer to drive on, according to Bruce Farrin, president and owner of Farrin Brothers and Smith Inc. of Brighton, the company doing the work.

The old roadway is bumpy, curvey and the line of sight is bad. So the state decided it should be improved. The work is being funded by state and federal sources. The work was awarded to Farrin Brothers and Smith Inc., on its bid of $878,000, Farrin said.

The section being worked on is 1.3 miles long, and is located nearly a mile north of Kenduskeag Stream on Route 15.

On Wednesday, construction crews installed a 100-foot section of multiplate, or culvert, about 10 feet high by 15 feet wide.

Work on the reconstruction project, which will straighten the curves, flatten the bumps and improve the line of sight, began Aug. 1, and the company has until mid-July of next year to complete the project. Farrin said he did not think the project would take that long.

Farrin Brothers and Smith will also begin reconstructing another section of Route 15 after Labor Day, Farrin said. That project, awarded on a bid of $840,000, is located in Corinth, about 3.5 miles north of the current job.