Strategic Highway Safety Plan

The Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) brings together many safety stakeholders that include various state agencies, law enforcement agencies, the Maine Turnpike Authority, AAA, and the Maine Motor Transport Association. Together they attempt to address Maine's safety concerns in a coordinated way and maximize effectiveness and efficiency in achieving the improvements in target areas. There are strategic focus areas identified that include lane departure, and mature drivers.

An average of nearly 600 crashes occur each year in Maine work zones, resulting in several fatalities. Another 200 are injured. Workers in these areas are vulnerable to serious injury, as are vehicle occupants.

It happens all the time. In Maine, cars and trucks crash into moose and deer thousands of times every year. It's a big problem. Of course, most people are delighted to see a beautiful white-tailed deer or a majestic bull moose. But few people know how to handle a head-on encounter with Maine's largest and wildest creatures. The following safety tips will help you avoid the tragic results of colliding with moose, deer, and bears.

Crashes are devastating, with 30,000 - 35,000 fatalities occurring in the US in an average year. MaineDOT can extract any police reported crash data from its data warehouse. The crash data can report on statewide trends, corridor performance, or a particular item of interest such as moose crashes. Data does help drive our strategies and direct funds that are dedicated to safety improvements. The linked information here provides recent crash data findings of interest.

The Maine Highway Map & Travel Planner is available through the Maine Department of Tourism via website or by phone: 800-767-8709

November 2023

Throughout November workers on the project completed the T-wall at abutment 1 and finished with the granular backfill. They began formwork and tying rebar. Work on the superstructure has seen the completion of bridge drains, with rebar work scheduled there for late this month. Workers at Pleasant Cove completed the installation of driving sheets and splicing piles.