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David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT

David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT. TOPICS Quick Maine Tour Maine Transportation Facts Maine Rail Facts. Where Am I?. NH. Maine Facts. Population: 1.3 million (40 th ) Area: 35,000+ sq. miles (39 th ) - As big as the rest of N.E. - 1/3 the size of Nevada

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David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT

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  1. David Bernhardt Commissioner MaineDOT TOPICS Quick Maine Tour Maine Transportation Facts Maine Rail Facts

  2. Where Am I? NH

  3. 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)

  4. Maine Facts Pine Tree State #1 – Trees, Lobster, Blueberries Major Industries: Forest products, tourism, agriculture, fishing, high tech, shipbuilding

  5. Maine Facts

  6. 2,000+ Islands 3,500 miles of Coastline

  7. Old Orchard Beach

  8. Portland

  9. Topsham

  10. Rockport

  11. Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory

  12. Acadia: 2nd Most Visited National Park

  13. Bar Harbor

  14. Cutler (“Downeast”)

  15. Lubec

  16. Eastport (“1st Sunrise”)

  17. Aroostook “The” County (North)

  18. The County

  19. Mount Katahdin, Elev: 5,167 feet End of 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail

  20. Baxter State Park

  21. More Than 6,000 Lakes

  22. 32,000+ Miles of Rivers & Streams

  23. Sunday River Golf Digest Top 10

  24. Western Mts

  25. Western Lakes

  26. Secret

  27. Portland

  28. Portland

  29. Freeport

  30. Maine Transportation Facts 8,500 miles of state highway 2,767 state bridges 6 Commercial Airports (Majors: Portland, Bangor) 30 Gen. Aviation Airports

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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.

  34. 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

  35. Thanks for Coming! Come Back Soon!

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