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Maliseets, town and federal officials celebrate start of Foxcroft Road reconstruction
HOULTON, Maine – A major road improvement project, more than a decade in the making, is now coming to fruition. Foxcroft Road is slated for reconstruction this fall thanks to a collaborative effort between the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, town of Houlton, Maine Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Main Street bridge in Caribou closed until November
A section of Main Street in Caribou will be closed for the next four months for a large culvert replacement project that includes building a federally funded wildlife crossing under a busy road. Crews are working to replace the culvert that ran under the Prestile Brook Bridge with a wider...
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Aroostook town will pave 20 roads this summer
Fort Kent’s public works department is involved in paving projects spanning 20 roads throughout the northern Maine town. As of Monday morning, crews have finished work on Violette Settlement Road and planned to have Village Road finished in the afternoon. Crews will then start working on Pine, Birch and Desjardins streets on Tuesday.
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Caribou Detour Will Impact Drivers for Months
CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - If you’re planning to drive into Caribou on Route 164, plan for a detour. The road is closed for a major culvert replacement, and it could impact your commute for the next several months. Route 164 is closed to through traffic between the Route 1...
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Maine DOT to start $3.7M bridge replacement in Aroostook
Fort Fairfield’s Puddle Dock Bridge will be out of commission starting next week, the Maine Department of Transportation said Monday. Construction will start on July 20 to replace the nearly century-old bridge, which is located on Route 161 between Fort Hill Street and Dorsey Road. The project is about...
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Road Work in P.I. Continues Closure of Second St.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - If you were planning to park on Second Street in Presque Isle this evening, you’ll need to make other plans for a little longer. The City of Presque Isle says there’s been a change to the paving schedule on Second Street between Academy and Blake Street. Work was originally scheduled to run from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, but city officials now say parking along Second Street will remain closed until 7 a.m. tomorrow, July 10th, to allow road paint to dry. That includes parking in front of City Hall and the Post Office. Anyone needing access to City Hall is asked to use Blake Street, while access to the Post Office is available from Third Street to Church Street. City officials are asking drivers to limit travel on Second Street unless necessary and thank residents for their patience as crews continue the road upgrades.
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Paving in P.I. May Cause Traffic Delays
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - If you’re traveling through Presque Isle tomorrow, you might have some delays. City officials say some roads will be temporarily closed for a paving project between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 9th, and that there will be multiple road closures during that time. Crews will be working on paving Second Street between Academy and Blake Street.
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Bangor & Aroostook Steam Roster (Post 1900)
The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad (BAR), Maine’s legendary potato and paper hauler stretching deep into the Aroostook County wilderness, relied on a compact yet hardworking steam fleet for much of its independent existence. At its 1916 peak the railroad rostered around 95 steam locomotives, trimmed to about 62 by 1941 through modernization. These engines battled brutal winters, light rail on branches, and seasonal surges of potato cars, pulpwood, and mill traffic. While never a giant Class I, BAR invested in relatively modern power into the mid-1940s, acquiring or building engines well after many peers had slowed such purchases. Full dieselization arrived by August 1952, but steam occasionally returned for emergency or peak rushes, with retirements stretching into the mid-1950s.
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Bangor & Aroostook Diesel Roster (All Time)
The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad (BAR), the iconic Maine carrier serving the vast Aroostook potato empire, sprawling timberlands, and paper mills, embraced dieselization relatively early for a regional road. Its first diesels arrived in 1947, and by 1951 the transition was largely complete, with 42 diesel units largely replacing a steam fleet of 73 locomotives (though steam made occasional winter comebacks for potato rushes).
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Drivers Running School Bus Lights Spark Concerns
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Local bus drivers say they’ve recently seen more drivers ignoring bus lights and stop arms. Now, they say they’re increasingly concerned about the safety of the children they transport every day. That trend is raising alarm among bus drivers, who say one careless decision behind the wheel could put students in danger.
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Highway closes and power goes down due to Limestone crash; electricity back on.
LIMESTONE, Maine — A car accident in Limestone caused a road closure and power outages on Monday night. According to a social media post from the Limestone Fire Department, crews responded to a car that hit a pole on Route 89 between Ward and Cote Roads just before 10 p.m., closing the road.
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Maine DOT avoids full closure for Aroostook River Bridge during rehabilitation work
CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - The Maine DOT says the Aroostook River Bridge in Caribou will no longer need to fully close during upcoming rehabilitation work. The project, which will replace the existing concrete bridge deck and rehabilitate or replace select structural steel members, had previously been expected to use staged construction for four months, followed by a full bridge closure for five months. That plan raised concerns among local drivers.
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Full Closure Avoided for Caribou Bridge
CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - The Maine DOT says the Aroostook River Bridge in Caribou will no longer need to fully close during upcoming rehabilitation work. The project, which will replace the existing concrete bridge deck and rehabilitate or replace select structural steel members, had previously been expected to use staged construction for four months, followed by a full bridge closure for five months. That plan raised concerns among local drivers.