I was thrilled to read in the paper that Maine will receive a substantial federal grant for the purpose of replacing the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, or, as locals refer to it, the “Middle Bridge.”
Middle Bridge serves the seacoast as much more than an alternate route to the “Big Bridge” of I-95. It provides major access for four lanes of local traffic of the Route 1 bypass that funnel down to cross the Piscataqua River. My family and I are some of the innumerable Maine citizens who travel over the Middle Bridge multiple times on a weekly basis.
The seacoast community is well aware that the Middle Bridge from Kittery to Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been rated as structurally deficient. This has been a huge concern to those of us in the region. The residents of Kittery, and all of York County, are grateful to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, for her leadership in securing this critical federal funding to replace the Middle Bridge.
Just as she did with the Memorial Bridge, she has once again demonstrated her effectiveness as our senator in delivering tangible results that improve the safety and quality of life for Mainers. The benefits of these enormous infrastructure projects will be felt and appreciated by our Maine seacoast communities for decades to come.
Sen. Collins has my thanks and certainly has my support come this November.
Laurel Pollard, York
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