Piscataquis Observer & WABI-TV - Tue January 10, 2023
Federal Funding Package to Help Upgrade Small Towns Like Greenville, Maine
The omnibus funding package recently passed by Congress includes more than $308 million for nearly 200 projects across Maine, including a few in the town of Greenville in the state's Highlands Region....
Bridgton News - Tue December 13, 2022
Rural Bridgton, Maine's Cornshop Bridge Slated for Replacement in 2025
The Cornshop Bridge, on Depot Street in the picturesque New England town of Bridgton, Maine, is showing its age. Built in 1947, the short bridge spans Stevens Brook, and has been targeted by the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) for replacement in 2025....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu November 03, 2022
Maine to Replace Two Bridges Over I-295 in Freeport
The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing two bridges that cross I-295 at Exits 20 and 22 in Freeport. The bridge at Exit 20 carries Desert Road over the interstate; the bridge at Exit 22 carries Mallett Drive (Routes 125 and 136) over the interstate....
Bangor Daily News - Wed July 20, 2022
Deteriorating Maine Bridge Will Not Be Replaced for at Least Two More Years
Officials with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) said recently that plans to build a new bridge to serve as a major traffic artery in Old Town, north of Bangor, will not begin for at least two more years even as the current 70-year-old span continues to crumble....
Spectrum News - Mon July 11, 2022
Historic Swing Bridge in Southport, Maine, Slated for Major Repairs
One of the last remaining swing bridges in Maine is set for a major rehabilitation in 2023, but the unique character of the structure will not change, according to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT)....
Bangor Daily News - Wed June 22, 2022
Washout on U.S. Highway 1 in Maine from Floods, Beaver Dam, Could Soon Be Fixed
Supply chain difficulties and uncooperative weather have extended the repairs to a busy section of roadway in northern Aroostook County, Maine, that washed out in late May, a project spokesperson told the Bangor Daily Times....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 02, 2022
Cianbro Leads Reconstruction of Veranda Street Bridge in Portland, Maine
MaineDOT used the Accelerate Bridge Construction technique to reconstruct the Veranda Street bridge in Portland as the key part of a project that will be completed later this year. Using the ABC technique, the old Veranda Street bridge was demolished on April 22 and the new bridge opened on April 25....
WGME-TV - Thu May 26, 2022
Decade After Bridge Was Demolished, Maine Town Hopes for New One Soon
A new timeline has been established to restore a vital link between two communities on the Maine-New Hampshire border after they were cut off more than 10 years ago. Back in 2012, the span over Salmon Falls River that connected the New Bridge Road in Lebanon, Maine to Milton, N.H., was demolished after it was deemed unsafe....
Portland International Jetport & WCSH-TV News Center Maine - Mon April 25, 2022
Portland, Maine's Jetport Closed Until June 13 for Renovation to Primary Runway
An eight-week project began April 18 at the Portland International Jetport in Maine to mill and overlay the facility's entire 7,200-ft.-long primary runway as well as to install new LED lighting to the airport's takeoff and landing surface....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu April 21, 2022
Reed & Reed Leads Replacement of Aging, Deteriorating Bridge in Maine
The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing a deteriorated bridge in Woolwich and adding another new bridge to the project to address flooding concerns on Route 1. The total cost of the project is approximately $40 million and the construction contract is $33.5 million....
