AUGUSTA — State Rep. Wayne Werts, D-Auburn, is appealing the rejection of a bill that directs the Maine Department of Transportation to contact local businesses near a planned construction project to help limit any negative impact on them. Werts said the bill helps prevent unnecessary hardships on businesses near MDOT construction projects. The bill was […]
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MDOT garage evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
DIXFIELD — The Maine Department of Transportation facility on Main Street was evacuated Friday morning after a possible carbon monoxide leak was reported. Dixfield fire Chief Scott Dennett said Friday evening that Med-Care and the Dixfield Fire Department responded to a report of people feeling ill at the MDOT garage. “After we realized there were […]
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Crashes down in Maine, but where are you mostly likely to be in a car accident?
AUGUSTA — Over the past 10 years, the number of crashes on Maine’s roads and highways has decreased, as has the number of accidents that resulted in injuries or death. Still, troublesome intersections persist throughout the state. The Bangor Daily News has compiled information from the Maine Department of Transportation to identify where those intersections […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Councilors unsure of MDOT ideas for Lisbon Street
LEWISTON — A plan to narrow Lisbon Street as it passes Plourde Parkway had some councilors skeptical Tuesday night. Engineers from the Maine Department of Transportation outlined several tweaks to the Lisbon Street-Plourde Parkway corridor designed to make it safer and smoother. Project Manager Paul MacDonald said the changes could be included in plans to […]
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Bethel selectmen meeting on Wednesday canceled
BETHEL — A special selectmen’s meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Bethel Town Office has been canceled, according to Board of Selectmen Chairman Stan Howe. The special meeting originally had been set up to allow the board to approve a contractor bid to create road signs for local businesses but Howe […]
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State to install temporary signs for Bethel restaurant
BETHEL — Gov. Paul LePage has ordered state workers to install four temporary signs to direct motorists to the Black Diamond Steakhouse by Thursday. The temporary signs will stand until the restaurant owners obtain permanent signs from the town. According to restaurant owner Rick Savage, the governor ordered the Maine Department of Transportation to install […]