Emily Buenzle - Wed October 18, 2017
Bridge Construction Reaches Major Milestone
The center lift span of Maine's new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge was floated into place Oct. 18. The bridge piece travelled up the Piscataqua River between 6 and 9 a.m. Edge Radio reported. With help from the rising tide, the span will be lifted into place over its bearings, then around 11 a.m., the lift span will be lowered onto the bearings as the tide goes out, Maine DOT said....
Thu October 12, 2017
Casino Campaign Picks Old Orchard Beach as Potential Site
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Officials behind a campaign to bring a new casino to Maine have picked a campground and mobile home park as a potential site. The Portland Press Herald reports Progress for Maine identified the area in Old Orchard Beach in an economic development study released in September....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017
State's Future Loggers Benefit From New Tech Training
Good news for the logging industry: Maine college students are training for careers as loggers with new, updated machines. As he took students for some hands-on training into TA-R7, a piece of forest in Maine, Donald Burr, head coordinator of the Mechanized Logging Operators Programs, said that experience outside the classroom was getting them ready for their careers, WSAW reported....
Thu September 28, 2017
Planners Award Nearly $10M for Portland Area Road Projects
GORHAM, Maine (AP) Regional planners have awarded $9.9 million to transportation projects in Greater Portland that include improved sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes and traffic signals on Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth....
Emily Buenzle - Tue September 19, 2017
Maine Looks Into Changing Tiny House Building Codes
Maine's Technical Building and Standards Board attended a public hearing Sept. 18, in an effort to put guidelines in place for tiny home construction. Tiny homes have become popular in the past few years for those who are looking for a more affordable, environmentally friendly and simpler lifestyle, WABI 5 reported....
Sgt. Sarah Myrick - 121st Public Affairs Detachment - Thu September 14, 2017
Maine Deactivates 1035th Survey, Design Detachment
The Maine Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Company held a Deactivation and Flag Folding Ceremony for the 1035th Engineer Survey and Design Detachment at the Brunswick Armed Forces Reserve Center Sept....
Thu September 14, 2017
Officials Open New $5.3M I-95 Interchange in Maine Due to Innovative Partnership
Due to an innovative business partnership program, the Maine Department of Transportation was able to open a new Interstate 95 interchange in Waterville, north of Augusta. The agency said the interchange for Exit 124 at Trafton Road allows direct access to I-95 and will help to foster business growth opportunities within the area....
David Sharp - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 01, 2017
Maine Utility — Late Surprise in Green Energy Competition
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Central Maine Power company is providing an entry in the contest for the largest renewable energy contract in New England history — a proposal to bring enough green energy from Canada to power upward of a million homes in Massachusetts....
Emily Buenzle - Fri August 18, 2017
Maine Construction Company Creates Workforce Development Center
Cianbro, a Maine construction company, presented its new workforce development center in Pittsfield Aug. 17, as Gov. Paul LePage toured the facility with other industry leaders, WABI reported. Cianbro decided to open the Cianbro Institute in response to the construction industry's aging workforce and the demand for greater workforce development....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 16, 2017
Further Delays for Sarah Long Bridge Opening
Delays have pushed the opening date of the new $170 million Sarah Milford Long Bridge in Portsmouth, ME, to sometime in early November. The bridge was originally supposed to open on Sept. 1, before a previous delay pushed that date back to mid-October, construction administrators said....
