Associated Press - Thu March 14, 2019
Portland Planning Board Approves Hospital Expansion
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Officials in Portland, Maine, have approved the final phase of a proposed $525 million hospital expansion project. The Portland Planning Board on Dec. 17 unanimously approved Maine Medical Center's plan for a 265,000-sq.-ft....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu February 28, 2019
Reed & Reed Leads Nearly $40M Toll Plaza Construction Project in Maine
The Maine Turnpike Authority has initiated a project that will relocate a toll plaza on the Maine Turnpike and expand it into a facility with 15 toll booths, including six E-Z pass center lanes. The $39.5 million project started in November and will be completed in June 2021....
Southern Maine Health Care - Thu February 28, 2019
SMHC Announces Transformative Plan to Expand
Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) announced plans to significantly enhance and expand the scope of health services it offers in Sanford to better meet the health needs of the local community and of greater York County....
Stantec - Thu February 14, 2019
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Picks Stantec for $35M Critical Infrastructure Design
Global design firm Stantec has been awarded more than $35 million in assignments for planning and preliminary design of a multi-mission dry dock and other upgrades at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine....
Department of Defense - Thu February 14, 2019
KBE Building Corp. Lands Contract for Portsmouth Clinic
A new medical and dental clinic is being constructed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. KBE Building Corp. , Farmington, Conn., has been awarded the $30.2 million firm-fixed-price contract. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by January 2021....
AASHTO Journal - Thu February 14, 2019
Report: Maine Should Consider Transportation Overhaul
Clean-energy advocacy group Acadia Center released a report on in mid-December, dubbed the "Memo to the Next Governor of Maine," that claims modernizing the state's transportation system alone could produce more than $3.8 billion in new economic benefits, add 8,700 new jobs, and create $2.3 billion in public health and other benefits....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Thu February 14, 2019
Lane Construction Seeks Corps Permit to Expand Rock Quarry
Lane Construction Corporation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with the expansion of an existing rock quarry in Bangor, Maine....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 31, 2019
Maine Sets Out to Demolish, Replace Cummings Road Bridge Over Turnpike
The Maine Turnpike Authority will spend approximately $14 million to replace the Cummings Road Bridge over the Maine Turnpike (I-95) in Scarborough with a three-span steel girder bridge in a project that will demolish the existing bridge while maintaining traffic throughout the project....
Maine Turnpike - Wed November 21, 2018
Maine Awards York Toll Plaza Replacement to Reed & Reed
On Oct. 18, the Maine Turnpike Authority Board of Directors approved the award of the York Toll Plaza Replacement project to Maine contractor Reed & Reed of Woolwich. The competitively bid project came in at $39.5 million, just 2 percent over the engineer's prebid estimate....
Office of Sen. Susan Collins - Thu September 27, 2018
Military Construction Bill Includes $162M for PNSY Projects
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced that the Senate passed the fiscal year 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which included more than $162 million for three projects at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) that she championed....
