David Bernhardt Commissioner Maine DOT TOPICS Quick Maine
David Bernhardt Commissioner Maine. DOT TOPICS • Quick Maine Tour • Maine Transportation Facts • Maine Rail Facts
Where Am I? NH
Maine Facts • Population: 1. 3 million (40 th) • Area: 35, 000+ sq. miles (39 th) - As big as the rest of N. E. - 1/3 the size of Nevada • Pop. Density: 43 / sq. mi. (38 th) • Median Household Income: $48, 000 (29 th)
Maine Facts • Pine Tree State • #1 – Trees, Lobster, Blueberries • Major Industries: Forest products, tourism, agriculture, fishing, high tech, shipbuilding
Maine Facts
2, 000+ Islands 3, 500 miles of Coastline
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Topsham
Rockport
Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory
Acadia: 2 nd Most Visited National Park
Bar Harbor
Cutler (“Downeast”)
Lubec
Eastport (“ 1 st Sunrise”)
Aroostook “The” County (North)
The County
Mount Katahdin, Elev: 5, 167 feet End of 2, 180 mile Appalachian Trail
Baxter State Park
More Than 6, 000 Lakes
32, 000+ Miles of Rivers & Streams
Sunday River Golf Digest Top 10
Western Mts
Western Lakes
Secret
Portland
Portland
Freeport
Maine Transportation Facts • 8, 500 miles of state highway • 2, 767 state bridges • 6 Commercial Airports (Majors: Portland, Bangor) • 30 Gen. Aviation Airports
Maine Transportation Facts • 3 Major Seaports (Portland, Searsport, Eastport) • State Ferry Service (Penobscot Bay) • Private Ferry Services (Casco Bay) • 20+ Transit Providers • #2 Bike / Pedestrian State
Maine Transportation Facts • Maine. DOT: 2, 000 positions • Funding: $500+ million per year • Gas tax, Fed funds, vehicle fees, multimodal accounts • 5 Maint. & Ops Regions • Local Roads: 493 Municipalities
Maine Rail Facts • Downeaster Passenger rail service – Portland to Boston – Set new rider ship record of over 528, 000 – This year ahead of last year – Nov 1 st train service will expand north to Brunswick, with a stop in Freeport.
Maine Rail Facts • • • State owns 550 miles of rail corridor 360 are active 230 mile Aroostook line $10. 5 M TIGER grant rehab completer Nov. $3 M project in L/A Region, working with the SLR
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