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....
Waterville Morning Sentinel - Mon February 01, 2021
MaineDOT Plans Big, Small Building Projects in 2021-23
If you're wondering whether the roads on your commute to work, or if you're working from home, the road to the grocery store, is due for a fix, the MaineDOT may have your answer. The state agency recently released a searchable database as part of its three-year work plan, where anyone can view projects slated for 2021-23 organized by the municipality....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed January 27, 2021
Cianbro, Seven Subcontractors Lead $44.7M Nine Bridge Project in Hampden, Maine
The Maine Department of Transportation is rebuilding eight bridges and rehabilitating one bridge along a 4-mi.-long stretch of I-95 in Hampden. The Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, valued at $44.7 million, consists of four northbound/southbound bridge pairs at four different sites along the interstate between Exit 174 and Exit 180....
CEG - Wed December 23, 2020
Unilateral Slide Building Method to Be Used on Portland, Maine, Bridge
A century-old bridge in Gardiner, Maine, recently was replaced using 21st-century technology that accelerates the construction process. The town's Bridge Street Bridge, which carries U.S. Highway 201 over Cobbosseecontee Stream, became the second bridge in Maine to utilize the unilateral slide method....
The Camden Herald - Mon November 02, 2020
Drainage Project in Downtown Camden, Maine, to Conclude in 2021
A Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) project to improve drainage and sidewalks in downtown Camden is under way on the Public Landing and harbor walkway connecting to Main Street. The state agency has provided oversight of the infrastructure upgrades in the town, situated on Penobscot Bay....
MaineDOT - Thu November 12, 2020
Nine I-95 Bridges Being Rebuilt or Repaired in Hampden, Maine
An effort to rebuild and rehab a total of nine deteriorating bridges along four miles of Maine's portion of Interstate 95 currently is under way, with a completion set for late 2022. The Hampden Bridge Bundle Project, valued at $44.7 million, consists of four northbound/southbound bridge pairs at four different sites along Interstate 95 between Exit 174 and Exit 180 in Maine's mid-south near Bangor....
Mainebiz - Mon October 05, 2020
Acadia Gateway Center's $23M Phase 2 Construction Set for 2021
The National Park Service (NPS) is poised to start the second phase of construction of its Acadia Gateway Center, on Route 3 in Trenton, Maine, due to a $9 million infusion of cash from the federal government....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 21, 2020
Maine Uses Design-Build Approach for Nine Spans Over Four-Mi. Stretch
Dump truck drivers will be busy in the coming months on a bridge project in Hampden, Maine. Their task: hauling 160,000 cu. yds. of fill material for the replacement of eight bridges and repair of one on I-95 just south of Bangor....
CEG - Thu January 16, 2020
Beset By Funding Challenges, Maine Releases New Plan
The Maine Department of Transportation has released the 2020 Edition of its Three-Year Work Plan. This Work Plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions for calendar years 2020, 2021, and 2022....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 10, 2019
Working Together: DOTs Collaborate on Piscataqua River Bridge Project
Crews working on a $53 million bridge repair over a New England river are getting a big assist from a piece of equipment never before used in Maine. Working in collaboration with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), the Maine DOT (MDOT) is repairing the I-95 bridge over the Piscataqua River....
