[Update 6:12 p.m.] – Per the Franklin County Regional Communications Center, Route 4 has been reopened.
PHILLIPS – Route 4 is closed this afternoon, after heavy rain caused a washout.
According to the Franklin County Regional Communications Center, Route 4 has been closed on Blake Hill, near the intersection with Pinkham Hill Road. Water is currently washing over the road.
All traffic is being asked to divert around the area using Salem Road, Reeds Mills Road and Toothaker Pond Road.
Phillips Fire Department is on the scene. Franklin County Emergency Management Agency and Maine Department of Transportation have been notified.
Well that’s not good! Good job crews getting it back open!
Wow! Used to live on Blake Hill as a child…