PERU — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Town Office on the proposed replacement of the Androscoggin River Bridge between Peru and Mexico.

The plan to replace the 85-year-old bridge began in 2014 after MDOT declared that the bridge was structurally deficient and at the end of its useful life.

Public meetings were held in Mexico and Peru in 2014 to discuss the preliminary designs for the project. The project gained momentum after Gov. Paul LePage announced his $470 million transportation improvement plan in January 2015, which included $11.1 million to replace the Androscoggin River Bridge.

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