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?
Maine Department of Transportation
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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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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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Major part of Waterville intersection work expected to be completed by end of May
Final work on the intersection at Main, Front, Water and Spring streets in downtown Waterville is expected to be completed in October 2022, at the same time two-way traffic starts on Main and Front streets.
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Road project to start Monday on I-95 in Palmyra and extend 13 miles
The state Department of Transportation announced that the $6.79 million project will include paving, bridge and guardrail work.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville plans to accommodate businesses, building owners during construction
An $11.2 million downtown revitalization project, to include changing the traffic pattern on Main and Front streets, is occurring simultaneously with construction of the $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
From Augusta to Pittsfield, Maine Department of Transportation plans big construction projects
The MDOT released a searchable database for projects targeted to be completed between 2021-23 that includes smaller, maintenance projects as well.
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Pandemic’s effects leave road project planners guessing what’s around the corner
The Maine Department of Transportation’s latest construction plan is clouded by uncertainties about funding and whether more drivers will return to the roads.
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Maine’s infrastructure gets a C- from civil engineers
Slightly better than the nation’s average D+ grade, Maine’s roads, bridges, wastewater plants are still in dire need of upgrades, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.