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News Letters

Future news letters will be posted in this space.

Public Meetings

June 2008. A Public Scoping Meeting was held on June 4, 2008.

• Read the Public Notice (Acrobat PDF file 91 KB).
• View the Presentation (Acrobat PDF file 14 MB).
• View a Map of the Alternatives Discussed (Acrobat PDF file 706 KB)

In 2001, two public meetings were held.

1. Public Meeting 1 -- Introduction and scoping
   • Read the transcript (Acrobat PDF file 5.2 MB).
2. Public Meeting 2 -- Review of alternatives and preliminary screening
   • Read the minutes (Acrobat PDF file).

Public Advisory Committee (PAC) Meetings

Future public advisory committee meetings will be reported in this space.

Between 2001 and 2003, 17 public advisory committee meetings were held.

1. PAC Meeting #17, April 30, 2003
   • Meeting agenda.
   • A map of alternatives to be discussed at the meeting.
   • A matrix comparing the potential impacts of those alternatives.
   • Plan views of three connections for alternatives to existing roads:
     • Alternative 2C-1/2B-1 interchange at Route 1A
     • Alternatives 2C-1/2B-1 and 3EIK-2 intersection with Route 9
     • Alternative 3EIK-2 interchange at I-39
2. PAC Meeting #16, January 15, 2003
   • The meeting agenda.
   • A matrix showing preliminary impacts and the feasibility of the alternatives retained to this point.
   • A map of the alternatives retained.
3. PAC Meeting #15, November 20, 2002
   • The meeting agenda.
   • A handout showing year 2030 vehicle miles traveled, vehicle hours traveled, and the cost savings over the no-build alternative..
   • A handout explaining the reasons for dismissing a number of alternatives.
   • A map showing the "Corporate Boundary Corridor" proposed by Holden for consideration by MaineDOT.
4. PAC Meeting #14, September 18, 2002
   • The meeting agenda.
   • The handout from that meeting with: (1) a matrix showing preliminary impacts and the feasibility of the alternatives retained to this point, (2) a map of the alternatives retained, (3) plan views of the four modifications to alternatives 1 and 1-4B, and (4) an explanation of the study purpose and needs.
5. PAC Meeting #13, July 24, 2002
   • The meeting agenda.
   • Handout #1: Map of the alternatives currently under consideration (Adobe Acrobat file)
   • Handout #2: A matrix showing the preliminary impacts from the alternatives under consideration (Adobe Acrobat file).
6. Meeting #12, May 22, 2002
   • The meeting agenda.
7. Meeting #11, February 20, 2002
   • The meeting agenda.
   • A handout explaining the rationale for alternatives retained for further consideration.
   • Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System presentation (Adobe Acrobat file).
   • Holden Comprehensive Plan presentation (Adobe Acrobat files).
8. Meeting #10, December 19, 2001
   • The meeting agenda.
   • PowerPoint presentation with traffic data (Adobe Acrobat file).
   • Handout: A matrix comparing the preliminary impacts and the feasibility of the range of reasonable alternatives retained for continued study (Adobe Acrobat file).
9. Meeting #9, October 23, 2001
   • The meeting agenda.
   • PowerPoint presentation with traffic data (Adobe Acrobat file).
10. Meeting #8, July 18, 2001
    • The meeting agenda.
    • Handout: A matrix showing the summary of preliminary impacts and the feasibility of the range of reasonable alternatives retained for continued screening (Adobe Acrobat File).
    • Graphic: Range of Reasonable Alternatives Retained for Continued Screening (300K).
11. Meeting #7, June 27, 2001
    • The meeting agenda.
    • Handout #1: Summary of the Potential Impacts and Feasibility of the Range of Reasonable Alternatives.
    • Handout #2: A matrix showing the summary of preliminary impacts and the feasibility of the range of reasonable alternatives.
12. Meeting #6, May 2, 2001
    • The meeting agenda.
    • Handout: Alternatives Identification and Evaluation
    • View a copy of the traffic presentation given at that meeting.
13. Meeting #5, February 28, 2001
    • The meeting agenda.
    • Handout: Traffic summary from Feb. 22, 2001.
14. Meeting #4, January 17, 2001
    • The meeting agenda.
15. Meeting #3, November 15, 2000
    • The meeting agenda.
    • Handout: The proposed table of contents for the environmental assessment.
16. Meeting #2, October 2, 2000
    • The meeting agenda.
    • Handout: An explanation of the project purpose and needs.
    • Handout: Information on commercial vehicle crashes.
    • Handout: Rt. 46 Safety Analysis.
    • Handout: Safety Field Review.
17. Meeting #1, September 11, 2000
    • Handout: An explanation of the NEPA process.