Collapsed culvert in Jefferson will close Route 17 for several weeks and cost around $1.5 million to repair

Route 17 to be closed until the end of March and drivers are being directed to an 11-mile detour on the road between Augusta and Rockland.

State providing Peru with 2 plow trucks this winter

The town lost all its plow trucks in a fire that leveled the highway garage late Thursday night.

State transportation plan covers a lot of ground

Projects to be tackled included closing a gap in the Eastern Trail and replacing an aging ferry to Isleboro with a new hybrid-electric one.

Gov. Mills’ budget calls for massive investment in roads, bridges

The $400 million allocated for transportation projects would help unlock an estimated $1 billion in federal infrastructure spending, state officials say.

Worker shortages put Maine plowing operations between a rock and a snowbank

Businesses are having trouble hiring enough drivers to clear lots and driveways, and the Department of Transportation also is understaffed heading into winter.

Babcock Bridge connecting Litchfield, West Gardiner to be replaced beginning next June

Construction had been scheduled to begin in late 2022, but was pushed to June 2023. The bridge remains safe for motorists, according to state transportation officials.

More highway improvements planned for Turner

The Maine Department of Transportation has proposed several changes to the high-crash intersection of state Routes 4 and 219 in Turner.

MDOT closes Newell Brook Road in Durham due to culvert failure

‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle contorts another tractor-trailer in downtown Augusta

A tractor-trailer too tall to pass under a railroad trestle on Water Street — known for tearing the tops off trailers — was damaged Monday after hitting the bridge.

Potential railroad strike would damage struggling U.S. economy, but effects in Maine unclear

A total of 60,000 union workers had been expected to walk off their jobs as early as 12:01 a.m. on Friday.