WGME-TV - Mon April 28, 2025
New Report Finds Maine Will Need $11B to Replace, Repair Aging Schools
A new interim summary from the governor's commission on school construction reveals the staggering scope of the crisis facing Maine's public school infrastructure: an estimated $11 billion will be needed over the next two decades to repair or replace hundreds of aging school buildings across the state....
Bangor Daily News & Mainebiz - Thu April 24, 2025
MaineDOT Busy in 2025 On Multiple Projects; Work Begins On Asian American Gardens
Now that the weather is warming, the season of road construction is quickly approaching in Maine. In the state's midcoast region, details of that work are starting to emerge. The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has released its three-year work plan, which outlines how the state is investing $4.8 billion on more than 2,700 projects in the coming years....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed April 16, 2025
CPM Contractors Leads $27M Bridge Replacement Project in Yarmouth
The Maine Department of Transportation is in the process of replacing two interstate bridges that carry the northbound and southbound lanes of I-295 over Route 1 near Exit 17 in Yarmouth. The project also includes the extension of the Beth Condon Memorial Pathway to the Yarmouth Visitor Center....
Heidelberg Materials - Tue April 01, 2025
Heidelberg Materials Completes Acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc., Subsidiaries
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Company, Dragon Products Company and Giant Resource Recovery, from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups....
Portsmouth Herald - Mon March 31, 2025
York, Maine, Officials Hope Long-Awaited Village Upgrades Can Finally Proceed in 2026
Officials in York, Maine, at the extreme southern end of the state, are cautiously optimistic that the much-anticipated York Village revitalization project will break ground in 2026 as they prepare to clear a critical funding milestone....
The Maine Monitor - Wed March 12, 2025
More Than Year After Destructive Storms Slammed Maine's Coast, Communities Shift to Resiliency
When last year's winter storms devastated the Maine coast, Sam Belknap's family wharf on Round Pond Harbor in Bristol was saved by its concrete floor. The surface, which his family poured years ago when they put in a seafood processing room, provided enough weight to keep most of the wharf from floating away....
Bangor Daily News & CEG - Tue March 11, 2025
New $6.5M Wabanaki Cultural Center in Bangor to Celebrate Maine's Indigenous Peoples
A Bangor, Maine, nonprofit aims to launch construction of a $6.5 million downtown Wabanaki Cultural Center this spring, the Daily News reported recently. Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness (WPHW) will convert the first floor and mezzanine of 16 Central St....
WGME-TV - Fri February 14, 2025
With Many Schools in Maine Needing Repairs or Rebuilds, Better Funding Solutions Must Be Found
Many aging schools in Maine need significant upgrades, with air quality, security and space concerns creating significant challenges for students and educators. As school districts across the state struggle to keep up with repairs and replacements, a new push is under way to reform how Maine funds school construction....
CEG - Mon February 03, 2025
Unique Design of Roux Institute's Alfond Center in Maine Inspired By Iconic Bridge
A major educational building under construction in Portland draws inspiration from a nearby coastal Maine icon: the historic Cribstone Bridge between Orr's and Bailey islands. Northeastern University's Roux Institute held a design contest for the Alfond Center on its new, $500 million Portland campus....
Portsmouth Herald - Wed January 29, 2025
Ogunquit, Maine, Officials Scale Down $11.9M Municipal Campus Construction Amid Cost Overruns
Construction on the Ogunquit, Maine's new municipal campus on School Street is continuing, although town officials are scaling back certain aspects of the project to stay within the $11.9 million budget....
