The final public hearing regarding the list of high-priority projects for the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee will be held in Westbrook Thursday.
The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee, or PACTS, has been listening to feedback from the public on the list of 10 high-priority projects for 2009 since February. The final public hearing is at 7 p.m. Thursday at Westbrook High School.
Projects on the list range in cost from $10 million for road improvements in South Portland to $100 million for a passenger rail to Brunswick.
Other projects include rebuilding the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Portland, building the second phase of the Gorham bypass and widening Interstate 295 between exits 5 and 7 in Portland.
PACTS is a federally mandated metropolitan planning organization for 15 communities in the Portland region.
For a full list and explanations of the projects and summaries of the public hearings, visit www.pactsplan.org.
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