Tag Archives: infrastructure projects

Is there a bridge that needs work in your town?

Data from the Maine Department of Transportation presented in a report Wednesday by the industry group TRIP, or The Road Information Program, showed that 15 percent of the state’s bridges have some structural deficiency. The group and the state DOT are drawing attention to the figures in advance of a bond question on the Nov. 3 ballot whether the state […]

If you want to make money on state construction projects, install elevators

As the governor on Monday announced about $470 million in capital projects, the Department of Labor on Tuesday issued its wage requirements for certain jobs. The prevailing wage figures from the DOL are assessed for each individual state contract worth more than $50,000. They vary by the location of the project, but the statewide averages reflected below give a sense of how […]