KINGFIELD — The town is moving closer to a final Main Street reconstruction plan, but residents still have time to offer last-minute thoughts. David Guernsey, chairman of the Road Reconstruction Committee, on Tuesday gave selectmen an update on the proposed design and planning details. The Maine Department of Transportation has worked closely with Guernsey and […]
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Maine DOT investigates bridge safety after accident
BATH — State officials are reviewing dozens of bridges around Maine after a Bath traffic accident in which a mother and child crashed through a guardrail and fell 40 feet to the street. Melissa and Matthew Medina of Windham were injured in the crash. The Portland Press Herald reported the bridge guardrail had several missing […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Roundabout ‘off the table’ for Topsham’s Lower Village
TOPSHAM — After a feasibility study determined a roundabout in the Lower Village would cause traffic backups, the town is seeking other ways to make the area safer for drivers and pedestrians. The Board of Selectmen in August 2015 unanimously approved funding the $30,000 study by Tom Errico, a traffic engineer with the T.Y. Lin […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Turner officials want lower speed limit around beach
TURNER — Concerns about pedestrian safety and the speed limit in the area of the town beach may go unanswered, according to Town Manager Kurt Schaub. The section of Route 219 from the beach up to Route 4 has more pedestrians during summer and town officials would like the speed limit reduced from 45 miles […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway board to eliminate six parking spaces
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously approved an amendment to the traffic /parking ordinance that will reduce the number of parking spaces on Main Street by about six. The board agreed to institute no parking from the corner of Pikes Hill Road and Main Street north 200 feet on the Advertiser-Democrat side […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Selectmen withhold vote to eliminate some parking on Main Street
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday to withhold a vote to eliminate parking on a section of Main Street until it could determine whether the Department of Transportation would agree to lessen the restriction. The DOT restriction also calls for right-turn-only traffic from Pikes Hill onto Main Street. The state mandated the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Route 202: Straight, flat and ‘extremely scary’
Road experts seek answers after a deadly 2014 on the road to Augusta.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway gets new solar-powered pedestrian signals
NORWAY — The downtown area will soon have solar-powered pedestrian crosswalk lights in two areas. Town Manager David Holt said the units are being installed at the intersection of Cottage and Main streets and Paris and Main streets by the Rowe Elementary School. The Department of Transportation provided Norway with the solar-powered pedestrian crossing safety […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay to have Route 133 property assessed
JAY — Selectpersons are having assessing agent Paul Binette assess the town’s property at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road to come up with a value. The intent is to sell about 2.05 acres and a large barn. The town bought a house, a barn and about 2.5 acres in April 2013 at […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Route 121 bridge to be completed September 2015
OXFORD — The new $3.1 million bridge on Route 121 at the intersection of Pleasant Street may open later this fall, but the project will not be complete until September 2015, according to Department of Transportation spokesperson Ted Talbot. “The contractor expected to have the bridge substantially complete this fall, but even if the bridge […]