AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Transportation has announced a $2 billion, three-year plan to improve roads, bridges, airports and other key infrastructure across the state.
The plan announced Tuesday will use $100 million in state transportation bonds approved last November by voters and federal highway funds to pay for more than 1,600 projects.
The Portland Press Herald reports that 425 projects are scheduled this year at a cost of $455 million.
One of the most expensive projects is the $80 million replacement of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Kittery, an amount that must be matched by New Hampshire.
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