The Maine Department of Transportation released its 2026-2028 work plan recently, outlining work on nearly 2,800 planned transportation projects across the state.
The three-year plan lays out $4.5 billion in investments focused on system maintenance, economic opportunity, and public trust, detailing all planned operations, planning, design, construction and maintenance activities the Department expects to undertake through 2028.
“This document reflects thousands of hours of work across the Department,” MaineDOT Commissioner Dale F. Doughty, said. “We recognize that our transportation system touches every household and every business, every day. We plan carefully, adjust when necessary, and keep our focus where it belongs—on delivering a transportation network that serves Maine.”
Officials said that over the course of the next three years, the plan will see work to pave more than 3,000 miles of state and state aid highways, rehabilitate or replace 235 bridges, expand and enhance transit services, advance active transportation projects, and invest in ports, rail, ferries and aviation.
While federal funding remains uncertain, the agency said it will continue to plan ahead, adapt, and deliver projects maintaining and strengthening the state’s transportation network.
“MaineDOT has taken major strides to address pressing issues for transportation in the past year including ongoing efforts to address Maine’s bridge conditions, an extensive evaluation of rutting that is occurring on the interstate system and multiple safety initiatives that have significantly changed the way MaineDOT programs work, develops projects, sets speed limits and evaluates safety data for all users,” the agency said in its plan.