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REPORTS,
TRANSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, LAWS
(in reverse chronological order)
MDOT PowerPoint Presentation for 22 June 2010 Public meeting in Wiscasset.
Wiscasset Tax Map showing properties affected by "Double Gas By-Pass" Route.
R.O.A.D. GRAPH AND ANALYSIS showing Wiscasset traffic decline beginning in 2000. -July 2010, as compared to previous MDOT projections for Average Annual Daily Traffic, and Summer Average Daily Traffic.
FACT SHEET showing proposed Wiscasset N8C bridge to be second longest in Maine.- July 2010
Maine DOT Phase II Report - September 2009
Minutes of the 2007 (1) and 2008 (13) meetings of the MDOT Wiscasset By-Pass Task Force
Maine DOT Phase II Alternative Analysis - November 2008
MDOT Draft Environmenal Impact Statement - October 2007
Sensible
Transportation Policy Act, as passed by the People of Maine
in 1991.
Section 3: Transportation
policy. It is the policy of the State that transportation planning
decisions, capital investment decisions and project decisions must:
A. Minimize the harmful effects of transportation
on public health and on air and water quality, land use and other
natural resources; [RR 1991, c. 2, §88 (COR).]
B. Require that the full range of reasonable
transportation alternatives be evaluated for all significant highway
construction or reconstruction projects and give preference to transportation
system management options, demand management strategies, improvements
to the existing system, and other transportation modes before increasing
highway capacity through road building activities;
[emphasis added here.] [RR 1991, c. 2, §88
(COR).]
C. Ensure the repair and necessary improvement
of roads and bridges throughout the State to provide a safe, efficient
and adequate transportation network; [RR 1991, c. 2, §88 (COR).]
D. Reduce the State's reliance on foreign oil
and promote reliance on energy-efficient forms of transportation;
[RR 1991, c. 2, §88 (COR).]
E. Meet the diverse transportation needs of the
people of the State, including rural and urban populations and the
unique mobility needs of the elderly and disabled; [RR 1991, c.
2, §88 (COR).]
F. Be consistent with the purposes, goals and
policies of the Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act;
and [RR 1991, c. 2, §88 (COR).]
G. Incorporate a public participation process
in which local governmental bodies and the public have timely notice
and opportunity to identify and comment on concerns related to transportation
planning decisions, capital investment decisions and project decisions.
The department and the Maine Turnpike Authority shall take the comments
and concerns of local citizens into account and must be responsive
to them. [RR 1991, c. 2, §88 (COR).]
Designation of Wiscasset Historic District 1973
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