MaineDOT
Office of Passenger Transportation
Bicycle/Pedestrian
Program
2004
Accomplishments
Construction
Projects Completed, 2004
Auburn
- Mall area pedestrian access
Auburn
- Turner Street sidewalks
Augusta
– State Street sidewalks
Bar
Harbor – West Street/Eden Street intersection
improvement
Boothbay
Harbor - Route 27/96 intersection
improvements, Safe Routes to School
Farmington
- Wilton Road sidewalk
Gorham
- Gorham Connector Trail from Mountain Division Trail to Gambo Bridge
Houlton
- Meduxnekeag River trailhead and pedestrian bridge
Lisbon
- Paper Mill Road Trail, a shared use path from Route 196 to new
school
Jackman
– Flashing school zone light, Safe Routes to School
Mechanic
Falls – Elm Street sidewalk,
Safe Routes to School
Pleasant
Point Reservation – Sipayik Trail,
a 1.8 mile shared use path
Portland
– Lyseth School Trail and Allen Avenue median refuge, Safe
Routes to School
Scarborough
- Eastern Trail from Pine Point Road to Black Point Road
South
Berwick – Academy Street shoulders/sidewalks,
Safe Routes to School
South
Portland – Paving of Greenbelt from
Broadway to Wainwright Field
Paved
Shoulders on 116.6 miles of arterials and major collectors including:
Southern
Region, Division 1 (Scarborough) (26.1 miles):
Route
11/121 Minot and Auburn, 2.1 miles from Route 119 north
Plains
Road, Hollis, 2.3 miles
North
Road, North Yarmouth, 2.3 miles south of Route 9
West
Road, Waterboro, 1.2 miles
Route
35, Arundel/Lyman, 2.3 miles
Route
202/4/115, Gray, 3.9 miles from Route 115 to I-95.
Route
115 Windham, 1 mile from Route 302 east.
Route
26 and local access road, Gray/New Gloucester/Poland, 8 miles
Route
302, Windham, 2 miles from Route 202 rotary south
Route
111, Biddeford, 1 mile from 5 points west
Midcoast
Region, Division 2 (Rockland) (26.1 miles):
Route
27, Dresden, 1.2 miles
Route
9/202, Albion, 1.2 miles
Route
126, Whitefield, 5.8 miles from Pittston line east
Route
32, Windsor/China, 7.4 miles from Route 17 north
Route
32, China, 0.8 mile north of Route 3
Pond
Road, Manchester, 0.5 mile
Leighton
Road, Augusta/Hallowell, 1.4 miles from Route 202 to Winthrop Street
Route
141, Belfast/Swanville, 4.0 miles
Route
174, Prospect, 3.8 miles, from Route 1A to Route 1
Western
Region, Division 3 (Dixfield) (27.1 miles):
Route
27, Eustis, 1.5 miles
Route
4/27, Farmington, 1.9 miles north of downtown
Route
2, New Hampshire line to Bethel, partially complete, 4 miles
Route
27, Chain of Ponds Twp./Coburn Gore, 10.2 miles to the Canadian
border
Route
17, Mexico, 0.4 mile
Route
156 Wilton, 0.8 mile
Route
6/15, Jackman, 3.7 miles
Saddleback
Access Road, Dallas Plt./Sandy River Plt., 4.6 miles to Saddleback
ski area
Eastern
Region, Division 4 (Bangor) (28.9 miles):
Route
9/202 Dixmont and Newburgh, 11 miles from Route 7 east
Route
46 Bucksport, 2 miles near Dedham Town line
Route
15 Bucksport, 0.5 miles
Route
166/166A, Castine and Penobscot, 7 miles from Rouite 175 south
Route
16, Alton, 4.6 miles
Route
3/198, Mount Desert, 1 mile in Northeast Harbor
Route
1, Hancock, 1.0 mile
Route
1A, Hampden, 1.1 miles from Bangor line south
Northern
Region, Division 5 (Presque Isle) (8.5 miles):
Route
1, Mars Hill, 1.5 miles from Route 1A north
Route
163, Ashland, 2.0 miles
Route
161, St. John/St. Francis, 2.0 miles
North
Perley Brook Road, Fort Kent, 1.0 mile
Conant
Road, Easton, 2.0 miles from Route 1A to Station Road
Construction
Projects Scheduled, 2005
Ashland – Hayward Street sidewalk
Auburn – rail-trail from trestle bridge to Route 202
Auburn - Longley Bridge Underpass
Augusta – West Side traffic calming; Western Ave. crossings
Bangor – Essex Street Flashing School Zone light
Bar Harbor – Eden Street Flashing School Zone sign
Bar Harbor - sidewalk improvement/widen shoulders on Route
3
Bath - Dike-Newell School paths and sidewalk
Belfast - rehabilitate bicycle/pedestrian footbridge
over Passagassawakeag Riv.
Brunswick – Swinging Bridge rehabilitation
Calais - Moosehorn Connector trail,
Camden/Rockport - Connector Trail from Union Street to Limerock
Street thru YMC A
Ellsworth
- Downtown rail with trail
Falmouth - Lunt Road sidewalk
Farmingdale/Hallowell – Kennebec River Rail Trail
Gorham/Windham - Gambo Road Bicycle/pedestrian bridge
Gorham – South Street sidewalk
Hampden – Activated pedestrian warning light; bike lanes
Lewiston - Franklin Pasture to Riverfront Park Bikeway
Livermore Falls – Foundry Road path
Lisbon – Mill Street Path
Norway – Guy Rowe School sidewalk
Old Town/Orono - bikepath extension to YMCA and new
elementary school
Orono – Main Street and Goodridge Dr. sidewalks
Pittsfield – School Street and Henry Street sidewalks
Portland - Congress Street Bypass Connector Trail
Portland - Washington Ave./Fox Street crossing improvements
Southwest Harbor – Herrick Road and Clark Point Road
sidewalks
Standish
- Route 114 sidewalks, Sebago Lake village
Thomaston – Downtown Streetscape
Unity - Connector trail, College to village
Van Buren – Flashing school zone light
Waterville – Alfond Center to Head of Falls bike trail
and route
Wells – Route 1 sidewalks
Westbrook – Spring Street raised crosswalk
Winthrop – Downtown Sidewalks
Yarmouth – Beth Condon Pathway, Phase III,
Yarmouth – West Main Street sidewalk
2004
Safety Projects Completed
Bicycle
Safety Education in Schools - to over 10,000 children in 79
elementary and middle schools statewide
Bicycle
Safety Training for Teachers – ten regional classes provided
training for teachers, recreation directors, and police officers
to teach bicycle safety to youth
Bicycle
Safety for Police - five regional workshops held discussing
state law and enforcement regarding bicycling
After
School Bicycle Clubs:
•
Easton Recreation Department
•
Agnes Gray School, West Paris
•
Laura E. Richards School, Gardiner
•
Presumpscot School, Portland
•
Northern York YMCA, Biddeford
•
Mount View Junior High School, Thorndike
•
Oxford County 4-H, Fryeburg
2005
Safety Projects Anticipated
Bicycle
Safety Education for schoolkids, teachers, and law enforcement
2005
Maine Safe Routes to School Project
2004
Planning Projects Completed
Printing
of 2004 Edition, Maine Bike Map
Topsham,
Androscoggin Bikeway Extension Feasibility Study
2005
Planning Projects Anticipated
Pedestrian
Design Guide
Brewer,
Penobscot Landing Trail Preliminary Engineering
Lewiston,
Riverside Greenway Preliminary Engineering
Waterville,
Preliminary Engineering, North Street Trail
Mountain
Division Trail Feasibility Study Update
Statewide
Pedestrian Plan Update
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