Maine Better Transportation Association

What is the Worst Road in Maine? – This is some bad pothole season, and that’s why MBTA is launching the 2019 Worst Road in Maine contest! Learn more about the contest, and why it is so important to fix our roads. www.fixmaineroads.org

November 2017 - New report outlines challenges of maintaining Maine’s aging bridges.
According to TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based transportation organization, Maine’s bridges are aging and our funding is not keeping up. We need $112 million more annually that we currently are spending "to make significant progress in improving the condition of the state’s bridges." Download report (PDF)

Infrastructure's not sexy?
In the category that it's just so bad, we have to laugh, comedian John Oliver takes on America's infrastructure problem.

Maine’s Top 50 Transportation Challenges:

A new report released by the national transportation research organization TRIP, identifies and ranks the state’s top 50 transportation challenge. Download and read the report: “Maine’s Top 50 Transportation Challenges and the Improvements Needed to Address Them.”

Most Maine transportation gets poor grades: Maine Section ASCE has released its latest Report Card for Maine's Infrastructure yesterday. Maine roads get a "D," bridges and passenger transportation "C-" and railroads a "C."

The cost of bad roads in Maine is on the rise: A recent report by The Road Information Program (TRIP) finds Mainers spend an average of $299 a year due to bad roads. That's an increase of 30% since 2009.

Transportation: The Case for Investment

We are in the midst of a transportation funding crisis - and we need our state leaders to help bring about change.

The MBTA has prepared a four-point policy paper with recommendations for addressing our state's deteriorating transportation infrastructure. Download it, read it and share it with your local legislative leaders.