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Cianbro Manager: East-West Highway Is 'Going To Happen'

Andy Capwell — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:57:28 +0000

Darryl Brown of Cianbro Construction Company was speaking recently at the Franklin County Chamber Of Commerce business breakfast at the University Of Maine at Farmington. According to the Lewiston Sun-Journal, Brown told the audience that the Maine east-west highway has 'been talked about since 1937, but it's going to happen.'

Sierra Club Names Maine East-West Highway Idea As Among Worst In Nation

Andy Capwell — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:19:04 +0000

The Sierra Club released a report this week that examined fifty of the nation's best and worst transportation projects. The report noted that the proposed, privately run, four-lane toll highway cutting through the Maine woods would have negative impacts on air and water quality and wildlife habitat.