Mainebiz - Mon November 15, 2021
Maine Prep School to Use $5M to Renovate, Expand Ice Arena
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA), a college preparatory school in Yarmouth, Maine, has received a $4 million donation — the largest in its history — that it plans to use to expand and modernize its Travis Roy Ice Arena, the school announced Nov....
Portland Press Herald - Tue November 09, 2021
Maine Expects $2.4B from Infrastructure Act to Address a Backlog of Projects
Maine officials are expecting approximately $2.37 billion from President Biden's five-year bipartisan infrastructure package following its congressional approval Nov. 5. Maine's portion of the trillion-dollar package includes will be used to repair and rebuild battered infrastructure in the state....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu October 21, 2021
Work On Hampden Bridge Bundle Proceeds
Work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle, a project that involves rebuilding eight bridges and rehabilitating a ninth bridge along a 4-mi. stretch of I-95 in Hampden, Maine, is proceeding, with Cianbro of Pittsfield, Maine, the lead contractor....
Mainebiz - Mon October 18, 2021
VIDEO: Maine Rocket Maker bluShift to Soon Announce a Local Launch Site
Sascha Deri, founder and CEO of bluShift Aerospace in Brunswick, Maine, said on an Oct. 6 investor call that the rocket-making company is close to selecting a site in downeast Maine for its planned commercial liftoffs....
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....
CEG - Thu August 19, 2021
U.S. Navy Orders $1.7B in Dry Dock Upgrades at Portsmouth, Maine, Shipyard
As a major step in its two-decade plan to upgrade and modernize its shipyard capacity and capability, the U.S. Navy has awarded a hefty construction contract for a multi-mission dry dock at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine....
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....
CentralMaine.com - Thu June 24, 2021
New Construction to Bring a Transformation to USM Portland Campus
There are major changes coming to the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus, where extensive construction is under way on a $100 million dormitory and student center project. The benefits of this effort are many, such as affordable housing for students at the new 580-bed residence hall, a career and student center with sustainable features such as solar panels and cross-laminated timber, a grassy quad providing a natural gathering place, and new arts and graduate facilities....
