MaineDOT - Wed July 03, 2019
DOT Ramps Up Roadside Brush Management Across Maine
The Maine Department of Transportation has begun controlling brush along selected state roads. This is part of an ongoing, integrated approach that includes mowing, hand removal or the use of herbicides to control roadside vegetation....
Maine DOT - Wed July 03, 2019
Maine Provides I-95, Piscataqua River Bridge Construction Update
The Maine Department of Transportation began making traffic changes to accommodate work on the I-95 Piscataqua River bridge, Maine's vital connection to New Hampshire and the rest of New England. The I-95 Exit 1 southbound on-ramp at Dennett Road in Kittery will be closed to facilitate construction activities....
PRWEB - Thu June 20, 2019
Nordic Aquafarms Names Construction Manager for Facility
Nordic Aquafarms Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Nordic Aquafarms, an international leader in land-based aquaculture, has named Gilbane Building Company in association with Landry French Construction, construction manager of the Nordic Aquafarms upland aquaculture facility in Belfast, Maine....
MaineDOT - Thu June 06, 2019
MaineDOT Addresses High Costs With Revised Schedule
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is revising its construction advertising schedule as part of its efforts to reconcile surging construction costs with available funding. "[In early May], we announced that we were making a course correction....
Associated Press - Thu May 09, 2019
Lewiston-Portland Passenger Rail Service Could Cost $300M
A consulting engineer said a proposed commuter rail service connecting Lewiston and Auburn to Portland could cost up to $300 million. Natasha Velickovic of the engineering firm VHB said trains would cost between $75 million and $95 million, and annual operating and maintenance costs would fall between $15 million and $20 million....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu May 09, 2019
Bridge, Roadwork Construction Under Way in Fryeburg
The Maine Department of Transportation is conducting road reconstruction and bridge replacement work along Route 302 in Fryeburg. The work begins at the New Hampshire state line and runs for more than four miles along Route 302, skipping a mile and a half of Fryeburg's downtown business district....
Maine Department of Transportation - Wed May 08, 2019
Veranda Street Bridge Replacement Project Public
The Maine Department of Transportation held a public workshop in Portland on April 30 to discuss the upcoming I-295 Veranda Street Bridge Replacement Project. This is part of an ongoing effort to engage the public....
Associated Press - Mon May 06, 2019
Maine DOT Warns High Bids Mean Millions of Cuts in Road Work
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Transportation commissioner is warning that higher-than-expected bids will mean tens of millions of dollars in cuts on road work. Transportation Commissioner Bruce Van Note recently told lawmakers he's already had to reject three projects....
Kristin Stires – HITACHI BREAKOUT MAGAZINE - Thu April 25, 2019
Maine Company Thrives Year-Round Amid Drastic Temp Range
It only took 10 minutes for Scott Millbury and Joe Haley to get hooked on Hitachi. It was 1987, and a local dealer rented a brand-new Hitachi 200 to Scott and Joe, co-owners of M&H Logging and Construction in Rangeley, Maine....
Associated Press - Thu April 25, 2019
DOT Gets Funds for Debris Removal From Fall '17 Storm
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government said the Maine Department of Transportation will receive more than $900,000 to pay for the cost of debris removal necessitated by a severe fall storm in 2017....
