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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