The 113-year-old Ticonic Bridge is scheduled to be replaced as part of a $52.8 million construction project, $25 million of which will be provided as a grant by the Federal Highway Administration. It will be undertaken to address significant deterioration of the structure and will provide a new and modern structure that will serve the community for the next 100 years.
In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other authorities, the MaineDOT is committed to ensuring that the fundamental principles of equal opportunity are upheld in all decisions involving our employees and contractors/consultants, and to ensuring that the public-at-large is afforded access to our programs and services.
To that end, no person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any MaineDOT program or activity on the grounds of race, color, or national origin.
Required State and Federal Posters
All prime contractors are responsible for establishing, displaying, and maintaining a project bulletin board containing all required labor law posters and project notices.
The bulletin board must:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibit a public entity from discriminating against qualified persons with disabilities in access to facilities and services that the public entity provides. For MaineDOT and organizations that receive funds from MaineDOT, these services, facilities, or activities are related to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations of transportation systems.
The MaineDOT Civil Rights Office is responsible for ensuring compliance with anti-discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and labor law requirements for all federal-aid funded road and bridge construction projects. The Civil Rights Office also ensures that no person in the State of Maine is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability under any program administered by the Maine Department of Transportation.
MaineDOT is shutting down it's current Maine Real-Time Network (CORS) on October 1, 2025.
Current users wishing to sign up for the new MaineDOT real time network and continue using the service MUST re-apply to set up accounts, user names and passwords. Please review the complete notice and sign up instructions below.
Permits, at this time, are being issued digitally, whenever possible. Please provide your email address, if you have one, by writing it on the top or bottom of the form so we can email the permit to you in a timely fashion. Additionally, you can email your completed application to Region1Permits@maine.gov or Region2Permits@Maine.gov.
If you live on a state highway, the mailbox and other policies are outlined in this guide.
For convenience and practicality, mailbox installations have been allowed within the right-of-way of Maine’s state and state-aid highways; however it is important to recognize that such installations have two very important conditions: