AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation closed the Maine State Ferry Service Rockland Ferry Terminal Wednesday morning in response to an employee testing positive for COVID-19, according to a news release. 

During the building closure, members of the traveling public can still board ferries in Rockland. They will be able to pay their fares upon arrival at the island terminals.

MaineDOT was informed of the test result Wednesday morning and notified coworkers. The Department is working with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to identify close contacts of this individual, who is isolating and was last in the office March 26. No members of the public have been identified as close contacts.

MaineDOT temporarily closed the Rockland terminal office as a precaution, to allow time for close contacts to be notified and for appropriate cleaning and sanitizing per guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We expect the building will reopen on Friday morning,” a news release stated. “In order to abide by privacy requirements, MaineDOT is limited in releasing further information about this case. We wish our employee a speedy recovery.” 

All MaineDOT offices have instituted appropriate physical distancing, face covering, and sanitation policies.

Measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 should be taken seriously regardless of the setting. Those measures include maintaining physical distance, wearing a face covering, avoiding gatherings, staying home if you're not feeling well, and speaking to your health care provider if you experience symptoms consistent with COVID-19, such as shortness of breath, fever, and cough.