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Phase 2 projects for Acadia Gateway Center planned
TRENTON Projects totaling an estimated $23 million will be completed at the Acadia Gateway Center according to a Jan. 25 press release detailing the three-year work plan for the Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT).
Of the funding, $12.8 million is in federal grant monies.
The work plan, which can be found on the Maine DOT website, lists projects for the “design and construction of the intermodal facility and welcome center” at the Trenton facility, which now houses Island Explorer buses.
Paul Merrill, public information officer with the Maine DOT, told The American that some features of the project include:
MDOT Releases 3-Year Workplan & Cool Interactive Map
Big projects are planned for this year in Brewer, Eddington, Old Town, Trenton, Searsport and the Machias area. Also, maybe in your town as well.
The Maine Department of Transportation has released a three year work plan that outlines what the agency will be doing down the line. It includes big projects like the I-395/Route 9 Connector in Brewer/Eddington at a cost of almost $91 million. Other projects include bridge replacements and intersection improvements in Old Town and Stillwater, the dredging of Searsport Harbor, heavy rehabilitation work on U.S. Route 1 in Machias and East Machias, and the continuation of work on the Acadia Gateway Center project in Trenton at an estimated cost of $23 million.
Pandemic’s effects leave road project planners guessing what’s around the corner
The Maine Department of Transportation s latest construction plan is clouded by uncertainties about funding and whether more drivers will return to the roads.
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Maine’s transportation planners are getting ready to work on construction and maintenance projects for 2021, but with a lot more questions than normal.
How will finances be affected by the coronavirus pandemic? Will traffic on Maine roads rebound as more people get vaccinated? When should the state Department of Transportation and its contractors schedule work to avoid inconveniencing commuters, residents and visitors?
The department has even coined a term for all the uncertainty: “business unusual.”