SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $74,000 FOR SCENIC BYWAY IMPROVEMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $74,000 in federal funding to the Maine Department of Transportation for improvements to three national scenic byways in Maine. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the federal grants will assist in the implementation of the scenic corridor management plans throughout the state.

"Maintaining safe, clean conditions at scenic byways will further encourage tourists to explore the vast landscape of Maine while searching for that perfect picture to capture their families vacation to our state," said Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. The federal funding was allocated as follows: · $25,000 for the Schoodic Scenic Byway (Hancock County), located at Route 1 and Route 186, and including the communities of Sullivan and Prospect Harbor. · $25,000 for the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway (Franklin and Oxford Counties), located at the Rangeley Lakes Region near Routes 4 & 17. · $24,000 for Old Canada Road (Somerset County), located on Route 201 from Solon to the Canadian Border. ###