Maine Department of Transportation – Page 19

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.

by The Editorial Board August 18, 2019August 16, 2019

None of Maine’s long-term infrastructure needs will benefit from a year with no investment.

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.

Dority worked for the Department of Transportation for 53 years and possessed a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of Maine’s roads.

by Dennis Hoey July 28, 2019

Crews will excavate a section of the River Road that may contain the remains of a historic fort.

by Ian McKenzie Kennebec Journal June 21, 2019June 24, 2019

A department representative said the work is to increase visibility and reduce the amount of animals that get into traffic, among other reasons.

The $17.5 million will be used to improve tracks, crossings, signals and bridge deck timbers on Pan Am Railway lines.