Maine Department of Transportation

Published
June 30, 2021

Pete Buttigieg doles out transport grants, including to Maine, with eye toward climate

The Maine Department of Transportation is to receive $45 million to replace 14 aging highway bridge decks.
Published
June 15, 2021

Portland considers land swap with state

If a land swap between the city and the Maine Department of Transportation is approved, the city would receive a defunct railroad track between Deering Oaks and St. John Street, a 10-acre parcel on County Way and the parking lot next to Miss Portland Diner, and the state would gain ownership of the wharf on Cliff Island and the International Marine Terminal.
Published
June 10, 2021

Maine roads to go unpainted because of national resin shortage

The state has less than half the white and yellow road paint it typically gets in a year and will not restripe low-priority roads.
Published
May 28, 2021

Our View: Bad roads, big vehicles causing increase in pedestrian deaths

The deaths of three Augusta residents are a reminder that roads are not always safe for people walking and bicycling.
Published
May 10, 2021

Project to reconstruct Somerset Street in Portland begins next week