Maine 2007 Five Percent Report

This report is in response to the Federal requirement that each state describe at least 5 percent of its locations currently exhibiting the most severe highway safety needs, in accordance with Sections 148(c)(1)(D) and 148(g)(3)(A), of Title 23, United States Code. Each state's report is to include potential remedies to the hazardous locations identified; estimated costs of the remedies; and impediments to implementation of the remedies other than costs. The reports included on this web site represent a variety of methods utilized and various degrees of road coverage. Therefore, this report cannot be compared with the other reports included on this Web site.

Protection from Discovery and Admission into Evidence—Under 23 U.S.C. 148(g)(4) information collected or compiled for any purpose directly relating to this report shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in the reports.

Additional information, including the specific legislative requirements, can be found in the guidance provided by the Federal Highway Administration,
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/fiveguidance.htm.

Maine Department of Transportation's
Annual Report on the
Highway Safety Improvement Program
September 24, 2007

MaineDOT's 5% List

Links/Nodes

Link node id	Link/ Node	Town	Route Name	Location Description	Total Crashes	Crash Trends	Comments
17146	NODE	Gorham	ST RTE 25	GORHAM - RTE 25,DINGLEY SPRING RD	11	Aggressive Driving	Will be affected by By-Pass project
39710	NODE	Bangor	ST RTE 15	BANGOR - BROADWAY,CENTER,EARLE	17	Younger
205617	LINK	China	ST RTE 3	INT of ROUTE 3 RD, VILLAGE ST; CHI,DIRIGO,ALDER PARK RD	18	Lane Departure (crest of hill, line of trees)	Addressed by PIN 12744.00
210577	LINK	Waldoboro	US 1	TL - NOBLEBORO/WALDOBORO; WALD,RTE 1,RD 536	17	Lane Departure, Aggressive Driving
2107593	LINK	Brunswick	US 1	INT of COOKS COR TO US-1 NB, US-1 NB; TL - BRUNSWICK, WEST BATH	29	Lane Departure, Aggressive Driving
44208	NODE	Woolwich	US 1	INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 1 AND NEQUASSET ROAD	8	Aggressive Driving	Intersection project underway for Emergency Vehicles

Lane Departure Corridors

Location	Type of Like Improvement	Comments
Route 2 Gilead to Bethel	Edgeline Rumble Strips	Project for corridor improvements - No RS planned yet
Route 2 Farmington to Canaan	Edgeline Rumble Strips -Farmington to New Sharon; Norridgewock to Skowhegan Guardrail Upgrades especially near Kennebec River picnic area and boat launch
Rtes 27 & 16 Carrabasset Valley	Edgeline Rumble Strips
Rte 236 Kittery to Elliot	Edgeline Rumble Strips
Route 1, Woolwich	Centerline Rumble Strips	Installed late 2006 - favorably received by town

Other Corridors of Concern

Route or Street Name	Town(s)	BMP	EMP	Total Crashes	Crashes/Mile (3 year total)	Crash Trends	Comments
State Route 26	Oxford	35.25	41.03	123	21.280	Aggressive Driving, Intersections	2008 Project scheduled
US Route 1	Northport, Belfast	151.92	159.24	136	18.579	Intersection/Rear End	Route 1 and Congress St, Belfast Project completed in 2007
State Route 4(Also US Route 2 for a portion)	Wilton, Farmington	115.13	120.49	384	71.642	Aggressive Driving, Intersections, Rear End	Scheduled for 2007 Road Safety Audit
State Route 4	Turner	80.64	89.65	236	26.193	Lane Departure, Aggressive Driving, Intersections	Edgeline and Centerline rumble strips installed in late 2006
State Route 3, State Route 102	Trenton, Bar Harbor	85.07 (ST RTE 3)	91.71	133	18.472	Lane Departure, Intersections, Rear End	Several improvements made in recent projects - Trenton Intersection (w Rt 230); Bar Harbor Intersection (w Rt 198); and 1.34 miles of resurfacing in Trenton.
US Route 1	Presque Isle, Caribou	449.22	454.67	85	15.596	Lane Departure, Intersections	New traffic signal installed at intersection of Rt 89.