David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT

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Where Am I?

NH

Maine Facts

• Population: 1.3 million (40th)• Area: 35,000+ sq. miles (39th)

- As big as the rest of N.E.- 1/3 the size of Nevada

• Pop. Density: 43 / sq. mi. (38th)• Median Household Income:

$48,000 (29th)

Maine Facts

• Pine Tree State• #1 – Trees, Lobster, Blueberries• Major Industries: Forest

products, tourism, agriculture, fishing, high tech, shipbuilding

Maine Facts

3,500 miles of Coastline

2,000+ Islands

Old Orchard Beach

Portland

Topsham

Rockport

Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory

Acadia: 2nd Most Visited National Park

Bar Harbor

Cutler (“Downeast”)

Lubec

Eastport (“1st Sunrise”)

Aroostook “The” County (North)

The County

Mount Katahdin, Elev: 5,167 feetEnd of 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail

Baxter State Park

More Than 6,000 Lakes

32,000+ Miles of Rivers & Streams

Sunday RiverGolf Digest Top 10

Western Mts

Western Lakes

Secret

Portland

Portland

Freeport

Maine Transportation Facts• 8,500 miles of state highway• 2,767 state bridges• 6 Commercial Airports

(Majors: Portland, Bangor)• 30 Gen. Aviation Airports

Maine Transportation Facts

• 3 Major Seaports (Portland, Searsport, Eastport)

• State Ferry Service (Penobscot Bay)• Private Ferry Services (Casco Bay)• 20+ Transit Providers• #2 Bike / Pedestrian State

Maine Transportation Facts

• MaineDOT: 2,000 positions• Funding: $500+ million per year• Gas tax, Fed funds, vehicle fees,

multimodal accounts• 5 Maint. & Ops Regions• Local Roads: 493 Municipalities

Maine Rail Facts

• Downeaster Passenger rail service– Portland to Boston– Set new rider ship record of over 528,000– This year ahead of last year– Nov 1st train service will expand north to

Brunswick, with a stop in Freeport.

Maine Rail Facts

• State owns 550 miles of rail corridor• 360 are active • 230 mile Aroostook line• $10.5M TIGER grant rehab completer Nov.• $3M project in L/A Region, working with the

SLR

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