Updated July 14
Motorists in Westbrook and Portland facing road closures next week
Rand Road in Portland and Larrabee Road in Westbrook will be closed to traffic and bicyclists beginning next week as Pan Am Railways undertakes a project to rebuild rail crossings on those heavily traveled streets
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Motorists traveling through sections of Westbrook and Portland are likely to encounter traffic delays as the two cities and the Maine Department of Transportation close two streets to allow Pan Am Railways to rebuild railway crossings beginning next week.
The rail crossings are located in Portland on Route 25 or Rand Road, just west of the Pine Tree Industrial Park, and in Westbrook on Larrabee Road between Saunders Way and Terminal Street.
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LEWISTON Construction could begin soon on new transmission lines traveling in and out of the recently-approved converter station for the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect project.
In unanimous votes this week, the Planning Board approved two new sections of line in Lewiston: one that will connect to the Merrill Road converter station from Greene, and a longer section between the converter station and the Larrabee Road substation.
While both sections will be constructed on CMP corridors, both will be widened by roughly 75 feet to accommodate the larger lines. According to project details, the line from Greene will have poles with an average height of 128 feet, while the section connecting to the Larrabee Road substation will have poles averaging 115 feet tall.
Hollis man faces numerous charges after driving at high speed through Westbrook
Police say Christopher Levesque, 27, endangered other drivers and forced several schools to go into lockout mode after he abandoned his car and tried to run away.
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A Hollis man with a suspended license faces numerous charges after he drove at high speeds through Westbrook on Wednesday morning, endangering other motorists and forcing several schools to go into lockout mode after he abandoned his car and attempted to flee on foot, police said.
Officers arrested Christopher Levesque, 27, on Terminal Street, near the Saunders Way Business Park, Westbrook police said in a release posted on the department’s Facebook. He is facing multiple criminal charges that include unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, violation of conditions of release, failing to stop for an officer, driving to endanger and operating with a suspended driver’s license. He also was cited for a number of traffic violations.