Years of deferred maintenance are catching up with some small utilities, forcing them to raise rates by as much as 75%.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Mainers turn out at PUC hearing to condemn CMP’s 5-year plan to raise rates
Attendees at the meeting in Freeport say that the proposed increase to fund infrastructure improvements — roughly $35 a month by late 2030 — would hurt the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Are 15% of Maine bridges considered to be in poor condition? | Fact brief
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2024 report card gave Maine a D-plus grade for its bridges.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Colby College to launch program in Port Clyde to help Maine communities tackle natural disasters
The Center for Resilience and Economic Impact is set to open in 2026, college officials say.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission established in the wake of devastating storms in the winter of 2023-24 releases its final report on how the state can prepare for powerful storms spawned in a warmer, wetter world.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s infrastructure gets mediocre grades in latest report card
Maine got a C for its infrastructure overall, up slightly from the C-minus it earned in the last report card, released in 2020.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
A lightly traveled border outpost in Franklin County is getting a $95 million upgrade
Built in 1932, the station at Coburn Gore is 1 of 5 in Maine in line for overhauls with federal infrastructure funds. But the reasons for this crossing’s outsized expense aren’t entirely clear.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
How the Key Bridge collapse will disrupt the supply of cars, coal and tofu
The suspension of vessel traffic to the Port of Baltimore will add another disruption to already stressed supply chains, experts say.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Key takeaways about the condition of U.S. bridges and their role in the economy
The rapid collapse of a Baltimore bridge that was struck by large cargo ship highlighted the importance that bridges play in the daily lives of many Americans. Six construction workers who were on the bridge are presumed dead. The drivers of more than 30,000 vehicles that crossed the bridge daily must find a new route around or […]
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How ship captains work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions
Two ship pilots were on board the large cargo vessel that hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. A veteran ship captain describes the role these pilots play in close-quarter maneuvering.