MDOT to review alternatives to Gorham Connector

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 6, 2025

Maine transportation officials have agreed to take a fresh look at traffic congestion west of Portland and consider solutions other than the controversial Gorham Connector proposal. The Maine Turnpike Authority has asked the Maine Department of Transportation to lead a two-year study that will include reviewing how the pandemic changed some of the underlying reasons for the 5-mile, four-lane toll highway extension. The decision follows a year of community conflict over the connector proposal and growing negative feedback “from the public and civic leaders who have called for a broader, more holistic and multimodal approach to addressing the region’s mobility challenges.”