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3/9/18: MaineDOT to Receive $10.8 Million TIGER Grant for Bridge Replacements

US Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, is “delighted to announce that the State of Maine will receive a more than $10.8 million investment to help replace three structurally deficient bridges in Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties through the TIGER grant program.”

The Penquis Region Rural Bridges Project was selected to receive a TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant to replace three bridges: the Pleasant River Bridge in Milo, the West Branch Bridge in T3 Indian Purchase Township, and the Mattawamkeag Bridge in Mattawamkeag.

“This TIGER Grant is very important to this rural region of our state that is economically challenged,” said Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt. “Replacing these three bridges is critical as detours would consist of 12 to nearly 100 miles one-way. This grant will help to maintain access for area residents and for maintaining the forestry infrastructure. I want to thank Senator Susan Collins for her efforts in helping to secure this all-important TIGER Grant and for her continued efforts in recognizing the need to prioritize Maine’s infrastructure.”

See Senator Collins’ press release.

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