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Caribou council presses DOT for comment totals and engineering rationale on Route 1 bridge plan
Summary
Councilors asked city staff to request from the DOT how many public comments were received, whether commenters left contact information, and to provide engineering justifications before the council adopts an official position on the proposed Route 1 ("Arusic River") bridge project.
City councilors at the Jan. 12 meeting pressed for more transparency and technical justification from the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) about a proposed bridge project on the Route 1 corridor, which has prompted community concern.
Councilors noted the DOT had received more comments than expected on the project and urged staff to request the full tally and whether commenters provided contact information so the council could assess public sentiment. City staff said they had asked DOT for…
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