Maine Department of Transportation

St. John Valley Times - Tue September 14, 2021

New $71.7M Land Port of Entry Being Built at Maine-Canada Border

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has officially broken ground on a $71.7 million Land Port of Entry (LPOE) project at the international border crossing between Madawaska, Maine, and Edmundston, New Brunswick in Canada....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 11, 2021

Advanced Infrastructure Technologies Celebrates Bridge Milestone

The city of Hampden, Maine DOT and Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) recently celebrated the installation of an innovative bridge and are awaiting the completion of the second bridge of its kind in the coming months....

Bangor Daily News - Mon August 09, 2021

To Offset Impact of I-395 Connector, MaineDOT Wants to Preserve Wetlands

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) seeks to preserve more than 1,600 acres of wetlands to compensate for the environmental impact of the planned construction of a controversial 6-mi.-long connector between I-395 in Holden and Maine Route 9 in Eddington....

Scarborough Leader - Mon July 12, 2021

Three-Way Plan to Upgrade Traffic Issues at Maine's The Downs

A proposed five-year traffic improvement plan may come to fruition because of a three-way partnership between the town of Scarborough, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and developers of The Downs....

Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 17, 2021

Reconstruction Begins On Century-Old Border Crossing Span Over St. John River

The 100-year-old Madawaska/Edmundston International Bridge, which serves as a border crossing between Maine and Canada, is being reconstructed. Work began in April on the project that should be completed in 2025....

Portland Press Herald - Tue March 30, 2021

Work to Step Up on Building Long-Awaited Roundabout in Portland, Maine

Construction soon will move into high gear on a long-awaited roundabout project in Portland, Maine, disrupting traffic flow at the intersection of Deering Avenue, Brighton Avenue and Falmouth Street. Work initially began in May 2020 on the heavily traveled corridor near the University of Maine School of Law....

Bangor Daily News - Tue March 16, 2021

New Construction Will Extend Brewer, Maine's Popular Riverfront Trail

Visitors to Brewer's Riverwalk will be able to extend their trips along the path in a couple of years, with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) announcing that a 300-yard extension to the mile-long trail is in the works....

Waterville Morning Sentinel - Thu March 04, 2021

Waterville, Maine, Starting $11.2M Downtown Realization Project

A long-anticipated $11.27 million project in Waterville, Maine, to change the traffic pattern on Main and Front streets and improve sidewalks and intersections is planned to start March 15. The work will kick off with the removal of islands at the intersection of Bridge, Water, Main and Front streets....

Portland Press Herald - Tue February 16, 2021

Maine DOT Plans to Replace Four Southern Midcoast Bridges

Bridge replacements in three southern Midcoast Maine towns are among the thousands of upcoming projects included in the Maine Department of Transportation's (MDOT) three-year work plan released in late January....

VillageSoup - Wed February 03, 2021

Maine Legislator Announces New DOT Projects Worth $7M

As a part of the Maine Department of Transportation's three-year plan, Rep. Bill Pluecker, from Warren, announced on Jan. 28 that $7,341,000 worth of road and bridge construction will be coming to Appleton, Hope, Union and Warren....