Bangor event for The Tall Ships is cancelled, other towns continue as scheduled penbaypilot.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from penbaypilot.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Nao Santa Maria from Seville, Spain. (Photo courtesy Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association)
American Cruise Line’s Constitution. (Photo courtesy Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association)
The University of Maine’s 3-D printed patrol boat, 3Dirigo. (Photo courtesy Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association)
U.S. Coast Guard tender Abbie Burgess. (Photo courtesy Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association)
Maine Maritime Academy’s historic Schooner Bowdoin. (Photo courtesy Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association)
The Tall Ships and marine vessels will be sailing up the Penobscot River July 8-18, 2021 as part of the Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association’s 4-Port Loop events that celebrate Maine’s 200th birthday.
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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.”