Tentative Price Agreement Reached for Sarah Mildred Long Bridge

Kittery, Maine - The Maine and New Hampshire Departments of Transportation have reached a tentative price agreement with Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, ME for the replacement of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Kittery. The $158.5 million construction cost agreement is a major milestone in the project which is scheduled to begin in late 2014.

"This bridge is critical to Maine's economy," said Governor Paul R. LePage. "I am pleased the two states have tentatively agreed on a price, and I'm just as pleased an outstanding Maine company such as Cianbro will be employing hard working people to construct this new bridge."

This bridge is the second most significant bridge for Maine. In addition to its daily traffic, it serves as the only backup to the I-95 high level bridge which is responsible for a high percentage of the state's gross domestic product traveling into Maine.

"We are satisfied with this tentative agreement," said MaineDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt.