Contact:
Krysta West
Communications Director
Senate Republican Office
(207) 287-1505
krysta.west@legislature.maine.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUGUSTA – Senator David Woodsome (R-York) has announced the local transportation projects included in the Maine Department of Transportation Work Plan for Calendar Years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The estimated value of work in the plan totals more than $2.44 billion and encompasses 2,193 projects across the state.

The Work Plan includes more than $1.4 billion in highway, bridge and multimodal capital work, nearly $1.2 billion in highway and bridge projects and nearly $297 million in multimodal capital projects.

Projects scheduled for Senate District 33 include highway paving on Rt. 11 in Limerick, Newfield and Shapleigh; highway reconstruction on Rt. 202 in Sanford; and highway paving, rehabilitation and resurfacing on Rt. 5 in Waterboro.

“I believe that maintaining our infrastructure is one of the most important functions of state government,” Senator Woodsome said. “I would like to thank the Maine Department of Transportation for prioritizing these projects that are vital to our safety and our economic success in York County.”

The full work plan, including an interactive plan that is searchable by municipality, can be accessed on the Maine Department of Transportation’s website at: http://www.maine.gov/mdot .

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