PARIS — The town is asking the Maine Department of Transportation if there is money to study downtown traffic patterns. Town Manager Amy Bernard said Wednesday that she has asked department officials if the state would fund a study on alleviating traffic congestion at the intersection of Routes 26 and 117. “I made the case that […]
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Jay board having town’s Route 133 property surveyed
JAY – Selectpersons are having the remaining 2.17 acres of town property at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road surveyed, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. The town bought a vacant home, barn and about 2.5 acres at auction for $36,970 on April 30, 2013, with the idea to improve the line-of-sight from the […]
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Multiple MDOT paving projects start next month in Rumford
RUMFORD — Starting on Monday, heavy equipment and signs will be moved into Rumford for multiple paving projects that begin next month. Pike Industries of Fairfield was awarded the $2.8 million Maine Department of Transportation project, according to a MDOT news release on Friday. All work includes pavement milling and resurfacing, along with drainage and […]
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Repairs to big July 2 storm washout on South Rumford Road to take a month
RUMFORD — Work is expected to start Thursday to replace culverts under South Rumford Road and a driveway near Hall Hill Road. Currently, the Maine Department of Transportation has filled in one side of a big washout there from severe thunderstorms on July 2 that blew out the road, exposing a gas line and two […]
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Maine notifying regional officials about suspected cause of Delaware bridge closure
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation is notifying regional offices about the suspected cause of an interstate bypass closure in Delaware. Officials believe a large mound of dirt dumped next to the bridge shifted the ground underneath the span and caused the columns to tilt. John Buxton, the MDOT’s bridge maintenance engineer, said he’s […]
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Maine to repair Bethel’s bridge over Androscoggin in 2015
BETHEL — Repairing the Route 2 bridge over the Androscoggin River next year could require alternating one-way traffic for six months. Maine Department of Transportation engineers presented preliminary information on the project recently at a public hearing in Bethel. The bridge, built in 1968, needs the concrete decking replaced and it has rust and corrosion […]
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MDOT to host hearing on Androscoggin Bridge repairs
BETHEL — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Town Office to discuss plans to repair the Androscoggin Bridge on Route 2. Project manager Joel Kittredge said the deck is in “very poor condition” and will be replaced. “We’ll also be looking at the […]
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Floodwaters recede; most roads in region reopened
RUMFORD — Most flooded roads closed Tuesday and Wednesday in Oxford County were reopened Thursday, according to a state transportation official. Route 140 from Canton Point Road to Route 4 in Jay remained closed, Mark Hume, regional project manager for the Maine Department of Transportation, said by email Thursday. High water in some rivers and […]