MDOT’s three-year construction plan costs $2.6 billion, but accomplishes less than in past cycles. The top transportation official says ‘the reliability of the system will suffer.’
Maine Department of Transportation
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Legislature has a long agenda for a short session
Lawmakers have important issues to deal with, and they shouldn’t leave them on the table when they adjourn in April.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Turnpike shows that tolling works
A small number of scofflaws don’t offset the value or a fair and predictable revenue collection system.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Freezing rain sends vehicles sliding off roads across central Maine
First responders were busy responding to a steady stream of accidents and slide-offs Friday morning.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Panel considers gas tax, state money to boost Maine’s highway funding
A commission scheduled to finish work at the end of 2019 will ask for more time to draft a long-term solution to Maine’s road funding shortfall.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Reducing emissions from transportation is a long, difficult road for Maine
A preference for pickups, paltry spending on public transit options and slow adoption of electric vehicles create significant obstacles for the state’s ambitious goals.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Video: Excavator hits, breaks Gardiner water main
Witnesses said an excavator struck a water main under Bridge Street around 9:45 a.m. Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Fire chief: Woolwich bridge ‘is like our Bermuda Triangle’
Just north of the Taste of Maine Restaurant, the 86-year-old bridge needs to be replaced after a 2017 evaluation found structural problems.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Scenic highway in Jackman ‘worst road’ in Maine
A section of the highway connecting Maine to Quebec has won this year’s ‘worst road’ contest, which highlights poor conditions on many state roads.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
About 35 miles of Maine roads have been treated with now-banned sealant
The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.