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Roadbuilding

Maine voters approve $85 million bond program for infrastructure projects

Voters in Maine have approved an $85 million bond program that would supply funding for road and bridge projects as well as multimodal infrastructure work. More than 70 percent of voters approved the measure Earlier this year Gov. Paul LePage approved the bill, LD 1415, which placed the funding vote on the state’s ballot earlier […]

November 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

Maine residents use road construction as inspiration for slightly morbid Halloween display

Residents in a small cottage community of Maine were so fed up with the delays from a road construction project that they sent the DOT workers to the graveyard shift. Figuratively, of course, and all in the spirt of Halloween. However, at least one construction worker has said the display is offensive. The Portland Press Herald reported that […]

October 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Maine governor signs law authorizing $85 million transportation bond package

Maine Governor Paul LePage has approved a bill that authorizes a bond package worth $85 million in 2015 and $90 million in 2016 to be used for transportation projects. The measure will be put to a statewide vote in November for approval. The measure, LD 1415, An Act To Authorize Two General Fund Bond Issues […]

July 7, 2015