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“This is one road of many. I think it is shameful how many Maine roads have fallen into disrepair. Route 188 going up to Lincoln is another example. I don’t know what the solution is, but I think a hard look at infrastructure funding needs to be done”

TV5 Investigates: Rehabilitation of Route 155 in Enfield Route 155, also known as Hammett Road, is a vital connector for Enfield.

The MaineDOT says the deteriorating bridge is in "serious condition.”

Deteriorating Dresden bridge to undergo maintenance The Middle Bridge in Dresden, which carries Route 197 over the Eastern River, will undergo maintenance this week.

"The Legislature’s top Democrats have reached a deal to undo changes pushed through by their party colleagues on the budget committee by restoring transportation funding..."

Maine Democratic leaders agree to reverse controversial road funding and pension changes Senate President Troy Jackson described the changes to Maine's two-year budget as “consensus” fixes.

"But just 20 minutes later, Democrats on the Appropriations Committee voted to divert $18 million of MaineDOT surplus money to the General Fund, along with nearly $60-million of future annual funding."

'A power grab': Maine Democrats seize control of transportation funding Majority Democrats on the Appropriations Committee took control of the state's transportation budget from the Transportation Committee.

“I was surprised and disheartened that the Appropriations Committee majority, without notice, decided to assume control of the Highway Fund and divert nearly $60 million away from transportation resources starting next year,” said Bruce Van Note, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation. “MaineDOT Work Plans require long-term, predictable funding, and if these proposed changes become law, we will have to cut work from our current Work Plan. Such a drastic change will impact everything we do, including highway and bridge projects, transit funding, and initiatives aimed at promoting resiliency and clean energy. Importantly, this will hobble our ability to apply for federal grants, which means the impact is more than the state funding cuts.”

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ACTION ALERT: Tell Augusta to Protect the Highway Fund! Click below to send a message to your lawmakers and tell them to stop the Appropriations Committee's midnight raid of $60 million in critical road and bridges funding. Tell them to Fix It Now!

Act Now to Protect the Highway Fund! While most Maine residents were dealing with the impacts of the blizzard, including widespread power outages, the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee met to finalize the budget in the cover of darkness. Shortly after midnight, the majority party dropped a new plan to the surprise of the m...

Maine legislators, in the cover of darkness, slammed through a partisan budget raiding the state’s highway fund, while making substantive changes to the way roads and bridges are funded in the future. Ironically, while Maine’s citizens were recovering from a blizzard that left half of the state “in the dark”, the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted late at night to eliminate up to $60 million in critical transportation projects beginning on July 1 and for every year thereafter.

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"A total of 14% of Maine’s bridges are rated in poor/structurally deficient condition, meaning there is significant deterioration to the major components of the bridge. 59% of the state’s bridges are at least 50 years old, an age when many bridges require significant rehabilitation or replacement."

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Traffic alert: Sinkhole closes busy Gorham road Part of Route 237 closed Monday morning