Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22
Highway Program
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NkontInueQ from rage OUej
awarded to the Boone and Brewer
Construction Company of Pressure
Isle for SIS. 12950.
Houlton, federal aid project, 2.03
miles of bituminous macadam; con-
tract awarded to the Boone and
Brewer Construction Company of
Pressure Isle for $60, 577 90.
The State Highway Commission
was authorized to proceed with the
construction of three and half
miles OF State highway in Dennis
town, in Somerset county, on a day
labor basis at an estimated cost of
$50 5000; and was authorized to ad-
vertisej for bids for road construc-
ton as follows: York Corner to Cape
Neddick, 3.I7 miles; Windham to
Raymond, 2.S7 miles.
Bridge Projects Approved
An order was passed by the gov
ernor and council that the following
list of bridges projects be approved
for immediate constructions:
Merry Bridge, Industry: Pumping
Station Bridge, Mechanic Falls;
meeting House Bridge. Newfield-
Shapleigh; Sargent Brook Bridge,
Otisfield; Nile Brook Bridge, Rangs-
ley; Maine Avenue Bridge, Gardiner;
Temple Mills Bridge, Temple; Wads-
worth Street Bridge, Thomaston:
Oyster Bridge. Thomaston- Warren:
Grist Mill Bridge, Van Buren,;
Bridge Street Bridge, Washburn.
Suggested Reconstruction Road Pro-
The federal aid projects, it is esti-
mated, will cost the state the sum
of $43S,69S.S4, while the total prob
able expenditure of the state projects
is estimated at $3.50, 100000, making
total cost to the state of $79S,69S.s4.
The federal aid projects in the re-
port of the state highway commits
sion to the governor and council are
given as follows:
York Corner to Cape Neddick-
3.77 miles at 66,73S.34; estimated cost
$251,536.84; federal aid estimated
$56,550.0O
Rice's Bridge to York Corner-1. 40
miles at S60,000.00; estimated cost,
sS4,Ooo.0o; federal aid estimated.
S21,000.00.
kennebunk Turnpike-1.9 miles at
s60,00O00; estimated cost. STA, 100000
federal aid estimated, $28,5O0OO.
Biddeford Underpass: 100 miles,
at $60,000.00 estimated cost, $780,
100000; federal aid estimated, $15,-
10000.
Windham and Raymond - 2.S7
miles at $32, 552.47; estimated cost,
s93,262.00; federal aid estimated,
$43,050.
The State Projects
The suggested Reconstruction
work on state projects is as fol-
lows: Lewiston, Green and Leeds
miles at $4,000; total, 100000.
Newport, Palmyra. Detroit, and
Pittsfield-4.00 miles at S25, 900; total,
S100,000.00. Rockland and Thomas
ton-4.0O miles at $25,OOO.00; total,
S10O.000.00. Total probable state ex-
penditure, s79s.69S.S4.
In Explanation
I'm explanation Of this program,
we would like to say that in our
Judgment the major portion of the
reconstruction program should be
located on the highway between Kit
terry and Portland, IS that highway
carries by far the heaviest amount
OF traffic of any single line of road
in the state" says the statement of
the highway commissioners.
I'm selecting projects on this high
way We have chosen those portions
of the highway which are at present
surfaced with gravel and where for
several springs failures have oc-
Cured, and it has been necessary to
keep teams for several days at a
time to help traffic through these
sections.
while there are sections of hard
surfaced highway between Kittery
and Portland that are narrow and
more or less rough, these sections of
highway are passabble at all times.
and it consequently seems best to
this commission that those portions
Of the road where traffic is DELAYED