Sen. Beebe-Center shares 2025 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects
AUGUSTA – Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, is pleased to announce the details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan and what it means for Senate District 12. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects.
According to the Maine DOT, the three-year work plan makes a historic $4.8 billion investment in construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure across the state. It includes 2,716 individual work items for the calendar years 2025, 2026 and 2027.
In 2025, the Maine DOT will undertake numerous projects to improve transportation in Senate District 12, including renovations on the Village Bridge and St. George River Bridge in Warren.
“I worked for MDOT for roughly 20 years, and while I know that construction can be a pain in the neck, these projects illustrate necessary improvements to the infrastructure of our district,” said Sen. Beebe-Center. “By starting this work now, we are setting our district up for success in the coming years, and these improvements will hopefully bring even more folks to our district.”
The following breakdown is the planned capital and maintenance work by MDOT for communities in Senate District 12 in 2025:
Airport Operations
· Owls Head: Make safety and infrastructure improvements at the Knox County Regional Airport, which may include reconstruction of the apron.
· Owls Head: Easement acquisition for runway 13-31 at Knox County Regional Airport.
· Owls Head: Environmental assessment for Runway 13-31 off-airport easement acquisition and obstruction removal at Knox County Regional Airport.
· Owls Head: New construction at Knox County Regional Airport
Bicycle/Bus/Pedestrian
· Camden: New construction of a pedestrian bridge on Rawson Avenue over Megunticook River, located 0.05 of a mile southwest of Washington Street.
· Camden: Reconstruction of on-road sidewalk/trail on Route 1 beginning at Quarry Hill Road and extending north 0.56 of a mile to Free Street.
· Rockland: Pedestrian safety improvements on North Main Street, beginning at Route 1 and extending north 0.76 of a mile to Route 17.
Bridge Rehabilitation
· Warren: Improvements to Village Bridge over Saint George River, located 0.03 of a mile west of Riverside Drive.
· Warren: Improvements to George River Bridge over Saint George River, located 0.31 of a mile west of Route 131.
· Union: Repairing backwall and header on Bessey Bridge which carries Common Road over Saint George River in Union, located 0.24 of a mile northwest of Depot Road
· Union: Painting beam on Trues Bridge which carries Route 235 over Round Pond in Union, located 0.65 of a mile south of Common Road.
Bridge and Structural Maintenance
· Camden: Replace bridge superstructure of Main Street Bridge on Route 1 over Megunticook River, located 0.03 of a mile south of Atlantic Avenue.
· North Haven: Upgrade transfer bridges to Bass Harbor Bridge, Swans Island Bridge, Vinalhaven Bridge and N. Haven Bridge.
· North Haven: Paint ferry service transfer bridge, located on North Haven and Vinalhaven.
· North Haven: Replace apron hinges on the Ferry Service Transfer Bridges.
Drainage Maintenance
· Cushing: Large culvert replacement on Route 97, located 0.24 of a mile south of Spear Mill Road.
· Cushing: Ditch and replace a culvert on Route 97 in Warren, Cushing and Friendship beginning at the intersection of Route 1 in Warren and extending 9.48 miles southwest to the intersection of Route 220 in Friendship.
· Cushing: Ditch and replace a culvert on Colonel Stairs Road in Friendship and Cushing beginning at the Waldoboro-Friendship town line and extending 2.71 miles southeast to the intersection of Route 97 in Cushing.
· Cushing: Ditch and replace a culvert on Cross Road in Cushing beginning at the intersection of Route 97 and extending 1.56 miles southeast to the intersection of Pleasant Point Road.
· Cushing: Ditch and replace culverts on Pleasant Point Road, River Road, Brooklyn Heights Road, and Wadsworth Street beginning at the intersection of Stones Point Road in Cushing and extending 10.97 miles northeast to the intersection of Route 1 in Thomaston
· Warren: Ditch and replace culvert on Short Street, Maple Street, Western Road in Warren beginning at the intersection of Route 1 and extending 0.46 of a mile northeast to the intersection of Main Street.
· Warren: Ditch and replace a culvert on Wottons Mill Road in Warren and Union beginning at the intersection of Route 131 in Warren and extending northeast 3.86 miles to the intersection of Route 17 in Union.
Ferry/Pier Operations
· North Haven: JO Brown & Sons Grant Program for Wharves and Piers that provide a significant and compelling benefit to Maine’s commercial fishing and aquaculture industries.
· Rockland: New construction of parking facilities on Port Terminal Road, located 0.03 of a mile east of Main Street.
· Rockport: Working Waterfront Grant Program for Wharves and Piers that provide a significant and compelling benefit to Maine’s commercial fishing and aquaculture industries.
· Vinalhaven: Demolition work at the Vinalhaven Ferry terminal
· Vinalhaven: Replacement of boat ramps downtown.
Highway Construction/Rehabilitation and Safety Improvements
· St. George: General ADA improvements.
· Warren: General ADA improvements.
· Vinalhaven: Spot Improvements beginning at High Street and extending 0.17 of a mile to Water Street.
Highway Paving
· Rockland: Pave Route 73, beginning at Route 1 in Rockland and extending south 0.90 of a mile.
· Rockland: Overlay on Route 1, beginning at Route 17 and extending north 0.93 of a mile. Beginning at Old County Road and extending north 1.51 miles to Sea Light Lane.
· Warren: Paving beginning 0.09 of a mile east of Western Road and extending east 0.25 of a mile
· Union: Paving beginning at the Washington town line and extending west 4.81 miles and beginning at Shepard Hill Road and extending northwest 3.47 miles.
Policy, Planning, and Research
· Owls Head: Master plan update for the Knox County Regional Airport.
View the entire 2025-2026-2027 Three-Year MDOT Work Plan at www.mainedot.gov.
