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Vol. XlIX • No. 5
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your New England States Connection • Amanda Hogeboom-Merritt 1-800-988-1203
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Crews from the Maine-based Cianbro Corporation began the reconstruction of the existing Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (SML) that links Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H., last January and are proceeding on schedule to have the new bridge open to traffic in September 2017. The $170 million bridge replacement is a joint-venture between the Maine and N.H. Departments of Transportation, with MaineDOT serving as the lead. “This project is part of a ‘three bridge agreement’ between the two states to address their jointly owned bridges spanning the
Piscataqua River,” stated MaineDOT Web page. “The other two bridges are the ‘high level’ bridge that carries I-95, and the Memorial Bridge that links the communities of Portsmouth and Kittery, and offers vehicle, bike and pedestrian travel.” Built in 1940, the SML bridge is a regional link between Maine and New Hampshire, and is a critical back-up route in case of disruption on the Interstate 95 bridge. The bridge is a major commercial artery along the U.S. Route 1 bypass, and crucial to the Navy shipyard in Kittery, which employs 4,200 people, in terms of access for workers and goods. “Maine and New Hampshire agreed to replace Sarah Mildred
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In the summer of 2016, work will begin on bridge/roadway finishes and later in the fall, the demolition of the existing bridge sub- and super-structures will begin.
see BrIdgE page 8
ConnDOT Releases $9.7B, Five-Year Plan to Improve All Modes of Transportation The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) released its $9.7 billion five-year Capital Plan — covering fiscal years 2016 to 2020 and including projects in all modes of transportation — highways and bridges, public transportation, ports and waterways and bicycle/pedestrian enhancements. DOT updates the plan annually detailing spending plans for 2016 and planned investments through 2020. The DOT anticipates $2.2 billion in total Capital Program funding in federal fiscal year 2016, which began Oct. 1.
This amount includes approximately $1.0 billion for bus and rail assets and $1.2 billion available for highway and bridge infrastructure. The department anticipates about $38 million in maritime funding. During the 2016 fiscal year, the department anticipates bidding more than 100 projects at roughly $675 million in contract value. That compares to 97 new projects in 2015 valued at $515 million. Over the five-year plan, $5.4 billion, or 56 percent is for highway and bridge
projects; $4.1 billion, or 42 percent is for public transportation; $81 million, or about 1 percent maritime; and $158.8 million, or 1.6 percent, is for facilities. “The department has leveraged state and federal resources to advance one of our largest construction programs in recent years,” said James P. Redeker, DOT commissioner. “Investment in transportation is an investment in our economy and creates thousands of jobs in Connecticut.” see CAPItAl page 14