YARMOUTH — A new 300-spot park-and-ride lot along Interstate 295 in Yarmouth is getting just a handful of cars per day, prompting some people to call it a waste of taxpayer money and an environmental mistake.
The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/19yQAOb) reports that the lot that opened three weeks ago had an average of six cars per weekday morning last week.
The largest of the state’s 52 park-and-ride lots cost $1 million. Environmentalists are angry that three acres of woodland were cleared for it.
But state transportation officials are preaching patience. They say the lot will start to fill as more people learn about it and their commuting habits change.
Meanwhile, there appears to be one group happy with the near-empty lot. The Yarmouth High School roller-skiing team uses it for practice.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.