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Download Maine!: David Bernhardt, P.E.
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David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT TOPICS •Quick Maine Tour •Maine Transportation Facts •Maine Rail 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 2,000+ Islands 3,500 miles of Coastline 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 feet End of 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail Baxter State Park 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 • 2,767 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 Thanks for Coming! Come Back Soon!
