Public safety officials closed down a section of Riverside Drive in Augusta on Friday, not long after a shelter-in-place order was issued to area residents. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
AUGUSTA — An hour after a shelter-in-place order was issued by text alert to residents in the area of the 600 block of Riverside Drive on Friday, the city of Augusta announced the closure of Riverside Drive between Route 3 and Stevens Road.
Police issued a shelter-in-place order to residents in the area of 600 Riverside Drive in Augusta on Friday. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
“We ask motorists, pedestrians and visitors to seek alternative routes until further notice,” the alert read.
While the nature of the incident prompting the elevated police response was not immediately clear, Shannon Moss, public information officer for the Maine Department of Public Safety, confirmed Friday night that the Maine State Police Tactical Team was responding to Riverside Drive.
A request for comment from the Augusta Police Department was not immediately returned.
Residents in the area reported on social media they were seeing a heavy law enforcement presence in the area and one poster reported a helicopter flying overhead.
Riverside Drive runs along the eastern bank of the Kennebec River and is also U.S. Route 201 and state Route 100.
This story will be updated.
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