MDOT seeks opinions for study of traffic issues west of Portland

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 15, 2026

The Maine Department of Transportation will host two public meetings next week as part of its Portland-West Study to identify and relieve traffic congestion in the region. The study, launched in May, is focused on transportation challenges in Gorham, Scarborough, South Portland and Westbrook. The study comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector proposal was met with public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook and other properties.