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Committee accepts MaineDOT overweight agreement; discusses SS4A intersection draft and regional coordination
Summary
City Engineer Jefferson Davis presented and the Infrastructure Committee approved a MaineDOT overweight agreement, discussed a draft SS4A demonstration intersection project at Hammond and Union streets, and reviewed coordination with Bangor Water District and the Bangor YMCA project.
City Engineer Jefferson Davis presented a MaineDOT overweight agreement to the Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 18 and the committee voted to accept the agreement following a motion from Councilor Leonard and a second from Councilor Beck; the minutes record the approval without a roll-call tally.
Davis also presented a draft SS4A demonstration project for the Hammond and Union Street intersection. (SS4A refers to the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program; the minutes list this item as a draft demonstration project.) Councilor Leonard asked whether the intersection is the city's highest in crash frequency; Davis answered that it is not. Councilor Walker asked whether more recent crash data were available, and Davis clarified the report's data sources and timeframe.
In a broader public infrastructure discussion, Davis reviewed planning processes and possible projects for future work. Councilor Hawes asked about projects that overlap with the Bangor Water District and whether City Engineering staff were working on the Bangor YMCA project; Davis clarified staff involvement and coordination status. The minutes record informational discussion but do not note additional approvals, funding allocations, or next-step deadlines for the SS4A draft.
The minutes record motions for the MaineDOT agreement and its passage but do not include roll-call vote tallies; no funding amounts for SS4A or implementation timelines were recorded in these minutes.
