Public Works Transportation Public Works Information contained herein obtained from the Town of Bucksport's Annual Report 1996-97 The past year saw the Department facing a wide variety of construction and maintenance challenges. We began the fiscal year with the complete reconstruction of Franklin Street, from Pine Street intersection to Bridge Street intersection and all of Nicholson Avenue. Utilizing a combination of contract dollars and the town's own personnel, the two streets received new sewer main, new storm drainage system, curbs, sidewalks and a new road surface. The summer construction season also resulted in the reconstruction of a portion of Broadway. This work allowed the town to solve long term sewer and storm drainage problems and improve the appearance around the High School. As in the past, work on town roads was not limited to the urban area. The Department completely rebuilt a half mile of the Robshaw Road, a quarter mile on the Willis Road, and all of the Willins Road. These newly paved roads eliminated several extremely hazardous sections and greatly enhanced the snow removal capability for residents of these roads. Additionally, department personnel cleared trees and cleaned the ditches for almost three miles of road. In fiscal year 1996-97, the Town Council authorized the purchase of over 3,000 tons of asphalt pavement for various roads in all areas of the town. We also completed the repair of all the sidewalks within the "Town Site". During the past year, the Department purchased a new multipurpose sidewalk snow removal tractor. The new tractor replaced a 1960's vintage plow. This tractor has an enclosed heated operator's compartment with vastly superior visibility which is greatly appreciated by the operators. The new equipment is equipped not only with a snow plow by handles a snow blower which is capable of loading snow directly into dump trucks. We believe this snow blower will greatly reduce the time required to clear snow piles from our narrowest streets. The 1996-97 snow season proved to be very unusual. While snow storms were very infrequent, the storms that did occur created a great deal of icing on the roads. As a result, the Highway Division used almost the normal amount of ice salt and sand. Between November 1996 and April 1997, we applied approximately 6,000 cubic yards of sand and salt mix. The support of the Town Council and citizens has enabled the Public Works Department to make enormous strides in reaching our goals of enhancing the total appearance of the town's facilities and the long upkeep of the towns' infrastructure. We anticipate more improvements in the future. Respectfully submitted, Duane R. Nadeau, Public Works Director. Top of Page Transportation Transportation services in the town of Bucksport were being reviewed and revised during the summer of 2000.  The Washington Hancock Community Action Program in Milbridge (207) 546-7544, Downeast Transportation, Ellsworth (207) 667-5796 and Bucksport Community Concerns Senior Companion program (207) 469-2706, 3432 have been active in providing services for the town. Top of Page Revised: Cassandra Caton, 07/2000