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Comments Off on MAINE: Governor Puts Electric Cars on 10-Year Fast Track AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22, 2021 (ENS) – Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed an executive order requiring that a “clean transportation roadmap” be drawn that will help the state hit its climate goal of rapidly multiplying the number of electric vehicles on its roads by 2030. The roadmap, due by December, will develop recommendations to enhance the electric vehicle market in the state, expand charging infrastructure, evaluate the effects of charging on electric utilities and the grid, and ensure an equitable and aff...

Spectacular launch starts career of new, Maine-built state ferry The new Maine State Ferry Service boat, Captain Richard G. Spear, set sail in East Boothbay on Friday. Author: Don Carrigan Updated: 8:51 PM EDT April 9, 2021 BOOTHBAY, Maine — There may have been a lot of nervous moments Friday for the president of the Washburn and Doughty Shipyard. “A launch is nerve-wracking and tense on a good day, and then you add a little drama (and) its nerve-wracking,” said Katie Doughty Maddox. She was breathing easier by then, after the new Maine State Ferry Servic...

Mon February 01, 2021 - Northeast Edition Waterville Morning Sentinel If you're wondering whether the roads on your commute to work, or if you're working from home, the road to the grocery store, is due for a fix, the MaineDOT may have your answer. The state agency recently released a searchable database as part of its three-year work plan, where anyone can view projects slated for 2021-23 organized by the municipality. "Years and years ago, our work plans used to be in print version and only distributed to policymakers and such," MaineDOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note said in a phone intervi...

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. Share 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 contracto...