Modernizing Maine's Infrastructure:
- Won more than $1 billion in federal funding for infrastructure projects: The Mills' Administration won more than $1 billion in federal funding for infrastructure projects through competitive grants which are being used to make town infrastructure more resilient to extreme storms, revitalize downtowns, and protect working waterfronts from extreme weather.
- Fixed Roads and Bridges: In 2023, Governor Mills signed a bipartisan Highway Fund budget that dedicated 40 percent of the sales tax on vehicle purchases and 40 percent of sales and use taxes collected by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to the highway budget to provide sustainable funding for roads and bridges. That investment is expected to generate more than $200 million for infrastructure repair every two years. Since she's taken office, Maine has repaired or replaced 188 bridges and repaved 7,917 miles of roads.
- Connected Homes and Businesses to the Internet: With state and federal funding, the Mills' Administration has connected more than 216,000 locations across the state of Maine since 2021. Another 24,000 will be connected with forthcoming federal funds.
- Protected Clean Water: Under her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, Governor Mills has invested $50 million in clean drinking water and municipal wastewater infrastructure projects, leveraging additional local American Rescue Plan funds to accelerate the timeline of these essential projects that protect public health, provide community benefits, reduce the burden for local ratepayers, and support construction jobs.
- Preserved State Parks: Under her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, Governor Mills has invested $50 million in capital maintenance and improvement needs at Maine State Parks to keep up with historic numbers of visitors, the first meaningful investment in decades.
- Modernized Maine's Heritage Industries: With federal American Rescue Plan Act funding under her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, Governor Mills has invested $10 million to allow Maine seafood dealers and processors to upgrade their infrastructure; $20 million to help Maine farmers and food processors upgrade their infrastructure; and $20 to Maine loggers, foresters, lumber yards, and other members of Maine's forest products sector. Governor Mills also previously awarded $18 million in CARES Act relief grants to more than 600 farms, food processors, food producers, and food banks and pantries across Maine.
- Upgraded Infrastructure Vulnerable to Climate Change: Following the storms of late 2023 and early 2024, Governor Mills worked with the legislature to deliver a historic $60 million in storm relief to rebuild working waterfronts, help damaged inland businesses and build stronger infrastructure to withstand extreme weather.