Maine won’t pursue Aroostook I-95 extension for now

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 9, 2024

After meeting with residents in Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou, a MaineDOT stakeholder group has determined that it would not currently be feasible to extend the I-95 highway from Houlton to the St. John Valley. In a final report submitted to lawmakers this week, the stakeholder group determined that the interstate extension would require a permitting process that would be drawn out over several decades in addition to “insurmountable construction costs.”