Maine Department of Transportation
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees
Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can't compete with the private sector.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Maine gets $61 million to replace 8 bridges, half of them on Interstate 295
The 2 federal grants also will help fund construction of spans in Franklin County and Madawaska.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
With no start date set, Maine-Nova Scotia ferry season may be extended
The season was originally planned to run from June to mid-October but no ferries have been allowed to use the Bar Harbor terminal.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Our View: Windham road project opens window to the past
Harsh realities of the 1740s were revealed when the pavement on River Road was peeled back this summer.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Maine, New Hampshire to pay Cianbro $5 million to settle bridge dispute
The payment, which comes on top of $4.5 million the states paid in extra construction costs, ends a legal conflict with the Pittsfield company that built the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Kittery and Portsmouth.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Final alignment set for new Veranda Street overpass
The new bridge will replace a structure that has been deemed structurally deficient.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills
Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Mills calls lawmakers back to put infrastructure bonds on the ballot
The governor scales back her previous request, asking for $163 million for transportation and broadband projects.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Our View: Lawmakers should pass bond package
None of Maine's long-term infrastructure needs will benefit from a year with no investment.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state's highway repair program.
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