A core part of MaineDOT’s mission is to provide a safe transportation system for all users. Safety is continually being evaluated, strategies developed, and improvement actions initiated. This is being accomplished through:
- Focusing on leading crash and injury trends - statewide and at individual locations.
- Establishing transportation system crash improvement strategies.
- Cooperating with other state agencies and safety advocates to address the state’s road safety improvement priorities.
- Addressing work zone safety (https://www.maine.gov/mdot/safety/workzonesafety/) issues through programs that reach MaineDOT employees, the general public, and others working in work zones.
- Improving crash data and other transportation-related systems to enable enhanced data quality and accessibility.
- Partnering with other stakeholders to create an integrated safety strategy.
Please note that MaineDOT cannot provide individual crash reports. Those interested in obtaining actual reports can request them through the Maine Crash Reporting Online Search & Ordering Service hosted by the Maine State Police.
Online Crash Data Tools
- Maine Public Crash Query Tool
- User Notes (PDF)
- Public Crash Query Tool Instructional Video
- MaineDOT Public Map Viewer
Annual Crash Data Publications
- Collisions between Wildlife and Motor Vehicles (PDF)
- Motorcycle and Moped Crash History (PDF)
- Truck and Bus Crash History (PDF)
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash History (PDF)
- Crash and Highway Facts (PDF)
Highway Safety Publications
- MaineDOT’s 2023 Highway Safety Improvement Program Annual Report (PDF)
- Understanding Rumble Strips brochure
- Roundabouts: You Can Get There from Here flyer
- Sharing the Road with Maine’s Wildlife poster
- Sharing the Road with Maine’s Wildlife brochure
- Sharing the Road with Horse-Drawn Buggies brochure
Safety Design Guidance
- Rumble Strips (standard details)
- Safety Edge