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David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT
TOPICS
• Quick Maine Tour
• Maine Transportation Facts
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
Penobscot
Narrows Bridge &
Observatory
Acadia: 2nd Most Visited National Park
Bar Harbor
Cutler (“Downeast”)
Eastport (“1st Sunrise”)
The County
Mount Katahdin, Elev: 5,167 feet End of 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail
More Than 6,000 Lakes
32,000+ Miles of Rivers & Streams
Sunday River
Golf Digest Top 10
Western Mts
Western Lakes
Secret
Portland
Portland
Freeport
Maine Transportation Facts
• 8,500 miles of state highway
• 2,728 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: 1,900 employees
• Funding: $600+ million per year
• Gas tax, Fed funds, vehicle fees, multimodal accounts
• 5 Maint. & Ops Regions
• Local Roads: 493 Municipalities
Maine Transportation Facts
• Downeaster Passenger rail service
– Brunswick to Boston
– Set new rider ship record of over 528,000 in 2012
– This year ahead of last year
• Freight
– State owns 550 miles of rail corridor
– 360 are active