Upcoming repairs at railroad crossings in Portland will cause delays for drivers.

The repairs will take place on the one-way section of Congress Street headed downtown, between County Way and St John Street. There will be access to local traffic only, including the Cumberland County Jail.

(Railroad crossing on Congress Street in Portland to undergo construction – Google Maps, City of Portland)

Traffic headed downtown on Congress St should utilize Fore River Parkway to West Commercial St, Douglass St to St James St or I-295 to Forest Ave. The start of the project is still Thursday, June 26 and the duration is still potentially one to six days.

The repair project will then move to five residential railroad crossings near Forest Avenue and Woodford Street.

The crossings at Prospect Street, Ashmont Street, Coyle Street, Lincoln Street, Revere Street, and potentially Woodford Street, will be closed all at the same time. The time frame for these closures is not set yet, but it is expected to take place between June 28 to July 1 or between July 7 to July 15.

The work is being done by the railroad’s owner, CSX Transportation.