Maine Department of Transportation
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Maine expects nearly $2.4 billion from Biden infrastructure package
More money will help address a backlog of work on highways, bridges, water and sewer pipes, and other physical structures Mainers rely on every day.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Our View: Pass Question 2, but heed the wake-up call
It’s not enough to throw hundreds of millions of dollars every year at a transportation system built on the old way of doing things.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Potential rail use conflicts with plans for bike trail between Portland and Auburn
The effort to create the 25-mile trail may be on hold for another 3 years while a railway company decides whether to resume hauling freight on a line it hasn't used since 2015.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Maine Voices: Paying for paving – we need to rethink our outdated model
Excise taxes are calculated on the basis of a vehicle’s age and suggested retail price. But what do those have to do with the wear and tear on Maine roads?
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Pete Buttigieg doles out transport grants, including to Maine, with eye toward climate
The Maine Department of Transportation is to receive $45 million to replace 14 aging highway bridge decks.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Portland considers land swap with state
If a land swap between the city and the Maine Department of Transportation is approved, the city would receive a defunct railroad track between Deering Oaks and St. John Street, a 10-acre parcel on County Way and the parking lot next to Miss Portland Diner, and the state would gain ownership of the wharf on Cliff Island and the International Marine Terminal.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Maine roads to go unpainted because of national resin shortage
The state has less than half the white and yellow road paint it typically gets in a year and will not restripe low-priority roads.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Our View: Bad roads, big vehicles causing increase in pedestrian deaths
The deaths of three Augusta residents are a reminder that roads are not always safe for people walking and bicycling.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Project to reconstruct Somerset Street in Portland begins next week
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Rockland ferry terminal closed after COVID-19 case
The terminal will stay closed until Friday morning while officials notify close contacts and clean the building after a staff member tested positive for the virus.
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