Tractor-trailer trucks cannot turn right onto Canal Street because of the intersection is too tight and utility poles too close.
Maine Department of Transportation
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Rail advocates renew push for passenger service to Bangor
A bill to be heard this week seeks federal seed funding for a proposal to restore passenger service from Portland through Auburn, Lewiston, Waterville and Bangor to Orono.
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Maine to open virtual public hearing on Route 26 traffic light installation in Oxford
The hearing web page will open to comments Feb. 28 and close March 7.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Local & State, News
Maine DOT employees in Jay to be relocated amid ongoing efficiency efforts
The workers have the option of going to work at sites in Dixfield or Fairbanks Village in Farmington.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local & State, Oxford Hills
Oxford opposes state plan for Oxford Street traffic light
The project at the intersection with Main Street is slated to be done in 2026.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local & State, Oxford Hills
Oxford wants state to address traffic issues
Safety issues are cited in the makeover where Skeetfield Road and Main Street meet.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington selectmen consider downtown crosswalk improvements after pedestrian fatality
State highway officials recently visited the area and made several recommendations.
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Homeowners in Gorham Connector’s path brace for impact
More than 20 years after the Maine Turnpike Authority began the conversation about building the 5-mile, 4-lane toll highway, homeowners who would be displaced by the project still find their lives hang in the balance.
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Maine gets $53 million to improve freight rail safety, reconnect former Millinocket mill site
The federal funding will be used to upgrade mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington and Piscataquis counties and restore a rail service to the Great Northern Paper mill redevelopment site.
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Maine DOT defends choice of Sears Island for wind port
In a recent report, the agency described 2 dozen locations where it considered building a wind port and said Sears Island would be the least costly.