It’s time the state realizes this would be the surest path to environmental and economic degradation. By Chris Buchanan, Special to the Press Herald Portland Press Herald op-ed BELGRADE — The proposed east-west transportation, communications and utility corridor has raised important questions regarding the state’s transportation policy. Two bills have been introduced by Maine legislators to ensure Read More
East-West Highway and Energy Corridor
Dead or Dormant? Proponents, Opponents Weigh In on Status of East-west Highway Proposal
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story PITTSFIELD, Maine — The proposal to build a $2.1 billion, privately funded east-west highway connecting two Canadian provinces through Maine is not dead, just on the back burner, a spokesman for the plan’s main proponent said Monday. “We have sort of lowered the temperature Read More
Dexter, Parkman Residents to Voice Opinions on East-West Highway
by Alex Barber, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story DEXTER, Maine â Dexter and Parkman residents will gather on Thursday to make their voices heard to town leaders about the possibility of an east-west corridor development in their towns. Dexter will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Town Read More
Maine Senate Votes to Repeal Mandate for East-West Highway Study
The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news update AUGUSTA â The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that repeals a requirement for a feasibility study on the proposed east-west highway. The Senate’s final approval Tuesday sent the bill, L.D. 985, to Gov. Paul LePage. The resolve removes a requirement that the state Read More
East-west Highway Foes Say Project Would Hurt Businesses, Environment
Robert Long, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story A proposed 220-mile east-highway across Maine will hurt local businesses and destroy wildlife habitat, opponents of the project said at a State House event Tuesday. Patrick McGowan, a former Route 2 business owner, Maine conservation commissioner, legislator and Democratic candidate for governor, said Tuesday that “people Read More
Sangerville Residents Place Moratorium on East-West Corridor Development
By Alex Barber, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story SANGERVILLE, Maine â Sangerville residents voted to place a moratorium on development related to a proposed east-west highway during Saturday’s town meeting. Residents voted nearly unanimously to place a six-month moratorium on any development related to the east-west corridor, Sangerville Town Manager Dave Pearson said Read More
Unanswered Questions Fuel Heated Meeting Over East-West Highway
by Nick McCrea, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story BANGOR, Maine â Uncertainty surrounding the route of a proposed 220-mile highway across Maine sparked vehement questioning, opposition and doubt during a Tuesday morning meeting at the historic Penobscot County Courthouse. Cianbro Corp. CEO Peter Vigue, the leading proponent of the east-west highway, spent much Read More
Skeptical Landowners Grill Cianbro CEO on East-West Highway Plans
by Jay Field MPBN news story The state’s decision to back away from any official involvement in a proposal to build an east-west highway in Maine has not deterred the private interests that are still backing the project. Cianbro, the Pittsfield-based construction firm, wants to build a 220-mile, privately-funded roadway from Calais to Coburn Gore Read More
Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue, Project Manager to Update Penobscot County Commissioners on East-West Highway Plan
By Nick McCrea, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BANGOR, Maine â Penobscot County commissioners will hear the leading proponent’s side of the contentious debate over the proposed 220-mile east-west highway on Tuesday morning. Cianbro Corp. chairman and CEO Peter Vigue and Darryl Brown, manager of the $2.1 billion project, are scheduled to update Read More
