Monday, August 20, 2012

Public input important for transport study


The Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority are hosting a public hearing Monday on a plan that could bring a new exit to alleviate congestion at Route 111 near Biddeford’s current Exit 32, and create a new route from West Kennebunk to make south Sanford more accessible.

The study attempts to determine the travel needs of the 10 communities taking part – Alfred, Arundel, Biddeford, Kennebunk, Ogunquit, Lyman, North Berwick, Sanford, Waterboro and Wells – over the next 25 years. Preliminary recommendations from the central York County’s regional transportation study include the aforementioned changes as well as constructing passing lanes and a rumble strip in the center line of Route 111, along with fog lines to make the roadway safer; and revamping Route 202 into Sanford.

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