OXFORD — Safety improvements slated to be made on Route 26 in front of Oxford Casino may be on hold until Oxford taxpayers can foot its estimated $150,000 part of the bill. Maine Department of Transportation traffic engineer Steve Landry met with about 20 local and state officials, and representatives of the Oxford Casino and […]
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MDOT to review intersection of Gore, Harrison roads
NORWAY – Town Manager David Holt said the Maine Department of Transportation is studying ways to make the intersection of Gore Road and Route 117 safer. Holt said he recently had a conversation with a state highway engineer. “He said that the state has some ideas on how to get drivers to slow down when […]
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Norway board agrees to reach out to MDOT about Gore, Harrison Road intersection
Norway resident Jeffrey Steer explains to the Board of Selectmen why he thinks the intersection of Gore and Harrison roads is dangerous during Thursday evening’s meeting at the Norway Town Office. NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen directed Town Manager David Holt on Thursday to call the Maine Department of Transportation and ask for an […]
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Paris board rejects Market Square rotary
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen have unanimously rejected the idea of creating a rotary at Market Square to improve traffic flow. Town Manager Vic Hodgkins said the Maine Department of Transportation last fall presented several options for the intersection at Main, East Main and Park streets. “The most expensive of those options was a […]
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Selectmen endorse MDOT’s plan to remedy dangerous intersection
NEW GLOUCESTER — On Monday, a remedy plan being developed by the Maine Department of Transportation for a dangerous intersection at Routes 100, 202 and 4 and Route 231 in Upper Gloucester got a green light of endorsement from selectmen. The intersection, adjacent to the Upper Gloucester Master Planning effort, has a history of many accidents, and […]
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West Paris requests state opinion on traffic sign placement
WEST PARIS — Selectmen will seek the state’s opinion on where to place traffic signs on several town-controlled rural roads. Selectmen on Thursday night directed Town Manager John White to ask the Maine Department of Transportation for advice on whether it should place stop signs at an intersection one resident described as “dangerous.” Selectmen mulled […]
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Livermore Falls intersection to become four-way stop
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to make the intersection at Campground, Haines Corner and Bamford roads a four-way stop. Vehicles on Campground Road have the right of way, and there are stop signs on Haines Corner and Bamford roads. Town Manager Kristal Flagg told selectmen that concerns have been raised about safety at the […]
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Route 133, Hyde Road intersection work to resume in Jay
JAY — Road work is scheduled to resume Monday at the intersection of Hyde Road and Route 133 to improve the line of sight at the state-deemed dangerous intersection. Employees from Nelson Communication Services Inc. of New Hampshire made some improvements in November to improve safety. Jay selectmen’s Chairman Steve McCourt said Monday that last […]
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Rumford collision causes $10K in damage
RUMFORD — Two vehicles sustained extensive damage Wednesday morning in a collision at Franklin Street and Rumford Avenue, police Chief Stacy Carter said. There were no injuries, he said. Carter said David S. Clifford, 55, of Bethel was driving a 2002 Dodge south on Route 2 and Allen T. White, 57, of Rumford was driving […]