Gorham Connector News Today

What do the South Portland fishing shacks, the proposed Yard South development, and the Gorham Connector have in common? These activities all represent the failure of too many people to recognize the reality and finality of climate change. It’s tough hearing people ask for the fishing shacks and dunes to be rebuilt at Willard Beach, […]

The Gorham Connector would bisect Smiling Hill Farm, a popular dairy farm in Westbrook owned and operated by the Knight family since 1720.

The Maine Turnpike Authority is hosting a public meeting Monday evening on the Gorham Connector, its plan to build a 5-mile, 4-lane highway spur from the turnpike in South Portland to the Gorham Bypass.

A public meeting is scheduled for March 25

Restoring an abandoned rail line would accomplish the commuter goals of the proposed Gorham Connector and preserve wetlands and farms.

Town councilors and residents question whether Scarborough interchanges would create traffic problems there and cite concerns about wetlands protection.

Building a new road along the banks of Red Brook will render barren a unique stretch of riparian shoreline – with all the adverse consequences you might expect.

Building more highways does not increase use of mass transit.

More highway lanes, more cars, more traffic. Elsewhere: 24-year-old deregulation of electricity supply has tens of millions to answer for.

The plan for a new turnpike connector goes through a portion of this iconic farm. It must not happen.