MBTA News Releases
Unexpected Detours: Smooth sailing through rocky waters Transportation leaders from around Maine and the country will gather virtually for the 70th Maine Transportation Conference that begins Tuesday, December 1 at 3 p.m. This year, more than 400 transportation professionals throughout the region will participate in a series of live and pre-recorded sessions addressing a range ...
MBTA members Orion Breen and Patrick Brady were hot on the campaign trail in the fall of 2020, and they interviewed Maine candidates to find out their views on a variety of topics, including transportation. Take a look at what the candidates had to say! This was a great way for all of us to ...
More than 165 members celebrate organization's 81st year MaineDOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note (left) and Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills at the July 9 MBTA Annual Meeting. MaineDOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note and Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills headlined a panel discussion at MBTA's 81st Annual Meeting, July 9, ...
Annual ARTBA survey of bridges finds nearly 231,000 spans in need of repair across nation, including 314 in Maine. Read the full release here: Maine Bridges 7th worst in country.
MBTA COVID-19 Updates June 1, 2020→ Commissioner Van Note invites MBTA members to discuss project additions and future outlook May 21, 2020→ MaineDOT Announces Additional Capital Projects May 13, 2020→ Congress must act to relieve state DOT budget shortfalls! May 8, 2020→ Governor Mills announces “Rural Reopening” April 28, 2020→ Maine fuel tax receipts down ...
Message from MBTA President Paul Bradbury on COVID-19 3/16/2020 Please know that the Staff and Board of the Maine Better Transportation Association continue to monitor issues related to COVID-19. While there has been ample media coverage on the situation, some more accurate than others, we are following the recommendations of Maine and US CDC in order ...
Do you want to revisit something you heard or learned at the Maine Transportation Conference? Or did you miss the conference, but want to see what it was about? Download and view presentations by conference speakers here.
For immediate release For information, contact: Maria Fuentes 207-622-0526 or 207-592-0227 Paul Bradbury 207-874-8877 or 207-756-8029 Section of Route 201 winner of ‘Worst Road in Maine’ William Jarvis, grand prize winner of the 2019 Worst Road in Maine Contest Maine Scenic Byway wins top prize for going from ...
NEWS ADVISORY Transportation For The Future 2019 Maine Transportation Conference 8:15 a.m. – 7 p.m., Thursday, December 5, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta WHO The keynote speaker will be Allie Kelly of The Ray, a nonprofit organization that has built the nation’s only publicly accessible, living laboratory for transportation innovation. Kelly has helped the organization ...
Four industry leaders will be honored at event in October Four giants in transportation will be honored on October 4 at the Maine Transportation Achievement Awards Luncheon at the Augusta Civic Center, the MBTA board of directors announced. Dr. Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center at the University of ...
