MaineDOT Public Meetings, Notices & Workshops

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MaineDOT will have an on-demand presentation available for this Preliminary Public Meeting. This meeting will give information about the proposed project, including a slide presentation, to help the public understand the project. These on-demand meetings allow for convenient viewing at any time. The meeting also provides the ability for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff.

This public meeting is to inform and invite public comments. We are particularly interested in learning local views, discovering local resources, and identifying local concerns and issues. Anyone interested can view the presentation at the above website or scan the QR Code with their smartphone for access.

MaineDOT invites and encourages you to review the meeting and share your thoughts on this project during the comment period from September 9th, 2024, to September 27th, 2024.

Reasonable accommodations have been made to provide access to these meetings by providing access at any time within a three-week period. Additional accommodations to allow full participation in these meetings can be requested by contacting the Project Manager listed below. Please see the Accessibility/Accommodation document on our Public Involvement Background Information Page for more information regarding requesting accommodations.

Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made directly through the on-demand meeting or can be directed to the Project Manager listed below.

Gerald Libby, Jr., Project Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child Street, 16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone: (207) 592-3845. Email: gerald.g.libbyjr@maine.gov

Work Identification Numbers 028246.00 Federal Aid Project Number 2824600

FMI-Phone: (207) 5923845
FMI-Email: gerald.g.libbyjr@maine.gov
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/415913f8cfcf4fc5a5cc3039a8fe6dd4
Download the Notice: DOC | PDF

MaineDOT will have an on-demand presentation available for this Preliminary Public Meeting. This meeting will give information about the proposed project, including a slide presentation, to help the public understand the project. These on-demand meetings allow for convenient viewing at any time. The meeting also provides the ability for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff.

This public meeting is to inform and invite public comments. We are particularly interested in learning local views, discovering local resources, and identifying local concerns and issues. Anyone interested can view the presentation at the above website or scan the QR Code with their smartphone for access.

MaineDOT invites and encourages you to review the meeting and share your thoughts on this project during the comment period from September 9th, 2024, to September 27th, 2024.

Reasonable accommodations have been made to provide access to these meetings by providing access at any time within a three-week period. Additional accommodations to allow full participation in these meetings can be requested by contacting the Project Manager listed below. Please see the Accessibility/Accommodation document on our Public Involvement Background Information Page for more information regarding requesting accommodations.

Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made directly through the on-demand meeting or can be directed to the Project Manager listed below.

Gerald Libby, Jr., Project Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child Street, 16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone: (207) 592-3845. Email: gerald.g.libbyjr@maine.gov

Work Identification Numbers 028246.00 Federal Aid Project Number 2824600

Download the Notice: DOC | PDF

MaineDOT will have an on-demand presentation available for this Preliminary Public Meeting. This meeting will give information about the proposed project, including video presentations and other pertinent information to help the public understand the project. These on-demand meetings allow for convenient viewing at any time. The meeting also provides the ability for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff.

This public meeting is to inform and invite public comments. We are particularly interested in learning local views, discovering local resources, and identifying local concerns and issues. Anyone interested can view the presentation at the above website or scan the QR Code with their smartphone for access.

MaineDOT invites and encourages you to review the meeting and share your thoughts on this project during the formal comment period from September 13, 2024 to October 4, 2024.

Reasonable accommodations have been made to provide access to these meetings by providing access at any time within a two-week period. Additional accommodations to allow full participation in these meetings can be requested by contacting the Project Manager listed below. Please see the Accessibility/Accommodation document on our Public Involvement Background Information Page for more information regarding requesting accommodations.

Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made directly through the on-demand meeting or can be directed to the Project Manager listed below.

Brian Nichols, Project Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child Street, 16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone: (207) 446-6178. Email: brian.nichols@maine.gov

Work Identification Numbers 025467.00 and 027247.00 Federal Aid Project Number 25467.00 and 27247.00

FMI-Phone: (207) 446-6419
FMI-Email: Denver.Small@maine.gov
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/415913f8cfcf4fc5a5cc3039a8fe6dd4
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MaineDOT invites and encourages you to attend an on-demand public meeting to provide information about the proposed project. This can be viewed at any time during the formal comment period and allows for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff. The formal comment period will last from September 16, 2024 to October 2, 2024.

Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made at the on-demand meeting or directed to the Project Manager below.

Denver Small, Project Manager Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child Street, 16 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone: 207-446-6419 Email: denver.small@maine.gov

Location: YCC building - Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
FMI-Phone: (207) 624-3042
FMI-Email: Nathan.howard@maine.gov
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To discuss the efforts of Calais Branch Rail Use Advisory Council. MaineDOT will host a presentation followed by a Question-and-Answer period to discuss the ongoing efforts of the Calais Branch Rail Use Advisory Council (Council). The purpose of the Council is to facilitate discussion, gather information and provide advice to the MaineDOT commissioner regarding future use of the state-owned rail corridor. The corridor council process was established (23 MRSA 75) by the Maine State Legislature in 2021.

The meeting will give the public an opportunity to provide input to the Council regarding the future use of the Calais Branch railroad from Pembroke to Calais. We are particularly interested in learning local and regional views and identifying concerns and issues.

Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities.

Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made directly through the Council website or can be directed to the Project Manager listed below.

Nathan Howard, Rail Director, Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child Street, 16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone: (207) 624-3042 Email: Nathan.howard@maine.gov

FMI-Phone: (207) 441-7362
FMI-Email: Andrew.w.lathe@maine.gov
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/415913f8cfcf4fc5a5cc3039a8fe6dd4
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MaineDOT invites and encourages you to attend an on-demand public meeting to provide information about the proposed project. This can be viewed at any time during the formal comment period and allows for online comments and questions that will be answered by MaineDOT staff. The formal comment period will last from October 9th through October 30th, 2024.

Questions, comments, or inquiries can be made at the on-demand meeting or directed to the Project Manager below.

Andrew Lathe, Project Manager Maine Department of Transportation, 24 Child Street, 16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone: (207) 441-7362 Email: Andrew.w.lathe@maine.gov

Website: https://www.maine.gov/mdot/env/frankjwood/
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Maine DOT have completed a Limited Scope Section 4(f) Re-Evaluation for the Frank J. Wood Bridge Project (WIN# 22603.00). The project consists of replacement of the Frank J. Wood Bridge (#2016) on a curved upstream alignment. The bridge carries US Route 201 over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham, Maine.

The scope of the Re-Evaluation is limited to conducting an analysis directed by a United States District Court Order. On March 2, 2022, the U.S District Court for the District of Maine ordered FHWA to conduct "further administrative proceedings consistent with the opinion of the Court of Appeals, i.e.: 'for the strictly limited purpose of allowing the agency to further justify use of the service-life analysis and/or to decide whether a 53% price differential represents a cost of an extraordinary magnitude under 23 C.F.R. 774.17." Historic Bridge Found. V. Buttigieg, No. 2:19-cv-408 (D. Me. Mar. 2, 2022) (quoting Historic Bridge Found. v. Buttigieg, 22 F.4th 275, 286 (1st Cir. 2022)).

The Section 4(f) Re-Evaluation finds that the 53% difference in 2019 Life Cycle Costs between replacement and rehabilitation alternatives is a cost of extraordinary magnitude in the context of the Project at issue. This Re-Evaluation also finds that as a result of the cost of extraordinary magnitude the rehabilitation alternatives are not prudent and feasible.

Interested parties may review the document at https://www.maine.gov/mdot/env/frankjwood/ .