KITTERY — An aging bridge between New Hampshire and Maine won’t receive a $25 million federal grant to build a rail line on its replacement.
Officials said Friday that they are still planning on building the rail line on the replaced Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which is used to shuttle nuclear waste from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Joyce Taylor, chief engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation, tells the Portsmouth Herald that Maine and New Hampshire officials aren’t sure how they will come up for the money for the line.
The states requested the grant because state highway funding can’t be used for rails.
The new bridge is expected to be ready in November 2017. The old bridge would be closed for six months, from May of that year to October.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.