IF A BYPASS IS TO BE BUILT.....

   A. MAINE DOT BYPASS OPTIONS.

   The Maine Department of Transportation has proposed five bypass routes, north of the Town Center of Wiscasset.  See www.wiscassetroute1corridor.com.

    B. John Van Orsdell route with a new bridge and tunnel across the Sheepscot River and south of Davis Island, with a link  where the current Route 1 meets the Edgecomb shore at Cod Cove. It could be called the Causeway-Tunnel-Causeway route.

    C. SSB1 (Southern Short Bypass) route.  Originally designated C-1 (See Links to Articles (old) for 26 July 2001 and 28 June Times Record   articles.)  This route would go from Route 1 near Pottle Cove Road and cross the railroad tracks and then run parallel to the tracks until before the Yacht Club and then enter a cut-and-cover tunnel to an opening before the Davey Bridge.  Variation SSB1a would be a cars-only bypass, and variation SSB1b would make the 2-lane bypass one-way North, only.  That would make the existing Route 1 roadway one-way South in the portion covered by the bypass.

pre-2007

OTHER ROUTES CONSIDERED IN THE PAST

For documentation see:

Aerial view of bypass routes, circa 2005, from Town of Wiscasset Website. (with N2, N2a, N2f, N2h and N8c)

"Powerpoint Visuals of 2002 MDOT-led meeting re: Bypass".