A hotly anticipated plan for a waterfront cold-storage warehouse is back on the table in Portland, Maine.
March 6, 2020maine
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
A containership at the port in Portland, Maine. (Getty Images)
Developers Revive Cold-Storage Facility Plans in Maine
A containership at the port in Portland, Maine. (Getty Images)
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, TCA
Trucks travel on the Maine Turnpike. (Maine Turnpike Administration)
Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding
Trucks travel on the Maine Turnpike. (Maine Turnpike Administration)
AUGUSTA, Maine — A commission tasked with solving Maine’s transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.
March 4, 2020
Government, Business, TCA
The Maine State House in Augusta. (Chee-Onn Leong/Getty Images)
Gridlocked Maine Panel Could Punt Transportation Funding Fix
The Maine State House in Augusta. (Chee-Onn Leong/Getty Images)
A commission looking to solve Maine’s persistent transportation funding shortfall broke down in a Feb. 11 hearing, with frustrated members saying it should punt its work to 2021 — or to voters — amid differences over budget transfers and the gas tax.
February 12, 2020
Government, Business, TCA
Traffic on roads in Portland, Maine. (Getty Images)
Maine Republicans Target Vehicle Sales Tax to Fund Transportation
Traffic on roads in Portland, Maine. (Getty Images)
Republicans in the Maine Legislature on Feb. 6 revived the idea of diverting a large portion of vehicle sales tax revenue to roads and bridges in a move that could further complicate negotiations centering on solving a similarly sized transportation shortfall.
February 7, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
Maine Turnpike Authority
Maine Highway Agencies Aim to Ease Traffic Woes During I-95 Construction
Maine Turnpike Authority
Maine’s two highway agencies launched a rare coordinated public information campaign May 15 in an effort to ease the impact that two construction projects less than 9 miles apart on a busy stretch of Interstate 95 will have on traffic.
May 16, 2019
Government, Technology, TCA
Chevy Bolt (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Maine to Give $5.1 Million in Subsidies for EV Purchases
Chevy Bolt (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Maine will provide a $5.1 million subsidy and add at least 50 public vehicle charging stations to encourage residents and companies to buy all-electric vehicles.
March 21, 2019
Government, Business
A toll booth along the Maine Turnpike. (Maine Turnpike Administration)
Officials Approve Plan to Widen Maine Turnpike Outside Portland
A toll booth along the Maine Turnpike. (Maine Turnpike Administration)
The Maine Turnpike Authority has approved a multimillion-dollar plan to increase capacity and replace three bridges along a portion of the turnpike outside Portland.
September 11, 2018
Government, Business
A tanker truck travels on Route 1 near Yarmouth, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)
Federal Research Program Gives States Room to Repair Highways, Test Technology
A tanker truck travels on Route 1 near Yarmouth, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — The Maine Department of Transportation is in the process of repaving major routes with better-quality pavement with help from a federal research partnership.
January 8, 2018
Government, TCA
Maine Turnpike Authority
Maine Turnpike Authority Throws Itself a Birthday Party
Maine Turnpike Authority
The Maine Turnpike Authority, which is typically more concerned with managing its open road tolling system, rebuilding exits, and keeping the highway between Kittery and Augusta safe for travelers, took a few moments to celebrate its achievements Dec. 13.
December 15, 2017
Government, Business
Andy Thrasher/Flickr
TRIP Report Underscores Maine’s Crumbling Infrastructure
Andy Thrasher/Flickr
Maine’s aging transportation network is in serious need of repair, according to TRIP’s Nov. 1 report titled “Preserving Maine’s Bridges.”
November 1, 2017Pages
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