I have never understood why tourists, that spend a week in Maine, are considered more important than those of us who live here. I fail to understand why York, Cumberland and Kennebec Counties have roads that are more important than those in the rest of the State. To use the majority of the funds for one project is a prime example of politics gone wrong, poor planning and seeking future votes. Not only could I-295 gone a few more years without that project the rest of the state has roads that are begging for reconstruction. Of course now it's all water under the bridge. Do we have a future Cole in office?

I'd like to give the Governor a tour of the State (that he obviously has never seen) East of Bangor.

I am a rural resident who lives on a road which has not been seriously paved since Joe Brennan was Governor. There are pot holes large enough to devour a small car. 100.000 pound trucks drive down the middle of this road, because the edges will break off under their weight, but by all means pave 295 first. My road won't be necessary when the Government takes Washington County for a park.

Why pave Northbound lanes? No one in Maine travels North . If they did they would wonder why Southern Maine has 2 interstate highways and north of Houlton has NONE. Yes I know the population of Southern Maine is much higher but where is the fairness of this?Our two Senators were two of the three Republicans to vote for the TARP money and they apparently asked for nothing in return. We just sent a rocket to the moon to study ice at a cost of $500 milion.This amount would have gone a long ways to build the interstate north of Houlton.So to you folks in the other Maine , enjoy your newly paved roads and the rest of us will just "bump" our way along.

Rural maine roads should have priority for once. No pot hole left behind!

I misspoke yesterday. The rocket to the moon to study ice was $583 million , not $500 million I quoted yesterday. The extra $83 million would pay I 95 from Van Buren to Madawaska perhaps, or maybe signage saying "the end of the World ahead"

Any money spent on the upkeep and improvement of our highway system is well spent. It is a shame that, that the there is so little interest or care given the poorest parts of the state. Even US Rt. 1 in Washington County has crumbling conditions. I realize that we don't have the populatin that southern Maine has, but could you please spare a few crumbs for us?

Rural roads are in worse condition than 295. Oh, I forgot that 295 is in the real part of Maine..........