Maine Department of Transportation Caribou Connector ... - Maine.gov
Maine Department of Transportation Caribou Connector ... - Maine.gov
Maine Department of Transportation Caribou Connector ... - Maine.gov
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Exhibit 1<br />
Project Description<br />
<strong>Caribou</strong> 6462.30<br />
The <strong>Caribou</strong> <strong>Connector</strong> will be a new 2.95 mile alignment around the town <strong>of</strong> <strong>Caribou</strong>. Starting at<br />
route 161, the project will continue west toward route 1. The new alignment will have a bridge span<br />
over route 1 with on and <strong>of</strong>f ramps, continue towards and span route 89 before looping around and<br />
connecting to Rt. 1/89.<br />
The proposed connector will be a limited access two lane roadway with twelve foot travel lanes and<br />
eight foot shoulders. To address concerns <strong>of</strong> the public and the town, a composite bridge arch will be<br />
incorporated into the design to allow for passage <strong>of</strong> farm equipment from one side <strong>of</strong> the connector to<br />
the other as well as a large box culvert for the passage <strong>of</strong> snowmobiles and grooming equipment.<br />
For Longfellow Brook, a bridge span <strong>of</strong> at least 1.2X bank full width is being proposed.<br />
Project will be broken into two segments:<br />
1. <strong>Maine</strong>DOT Design (Conventional design – bid – build project) Station 4438+00 – 4435+00<br />
2. Design/Build: A process by which a single entity provides both the design and construction<br />
through the use <strong>of</strong> a single contract between the agency (<strong>Maine</strong>DOT) and the design/build<br />
contractor. Station 4435+00 – 4493+50
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