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Maine towns confront climate choice: Rebuild a road or save a marsh?

A decision by Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth to remove a low-lying road through the Spurwink Marsh is an example of managed retreat in the face of climate change and the difficult choices facing communities all along the coast.

Road connecting Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth could be removed due to flooding

A road connecting 2 Maine towns may be removed because of flooding

Sawyer Road bisects a marsh, and during the January storms, a car was swept away by rising floodwaters.

Maine towns confront climate choice: Rebuild a road or save a marsh?

A decision by Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth to remove a low-lying road through the Spurwink Marsh is an example of managed retreat in the face of climate change and the difficult choices facing communities all along the coast.

State wants to raise roadways to prevent flooding on Route 1, Pine Point Road in Scarborough

The project, a few years away, would heighten low-lying sections of Route 1 and Pine Point Road by 4 feet.