Main Street Project
If you've been trying to call us today and are having trouble getting through, please keep trying. Main Street in the Twin Villages of Damariscotta and Newcastle is in the midst of a major face lift and as you can see in this picture, today the Central Maine Power crews are working on the lines right in front of Newcastle Square Realty World Headquarters.
They have been up and down Main Street for the last 2 weeks and while there have been some pretty good traffic jams it's nothing like it would have been in the summer. I would be remiss if I didn't add that the CMP guys are doing a terrific job of keeping all of the businesses informed as to when their power will go out and how long it will be down. These guys are moving live wires around and all in all it's going pretty well.
The comment most heard on the street and in the coffee shops is "why aren't they putting the lines under ground?" Well a reliable source tells me that the cost of burying the power and changing the entrances to the various buildings would have exceeded $3 million. When this town finds an extra $3 million I can think of quite a few things we need more than buried power lines.
They'll be finished with the power line phase of the project soon and nothing more will happen until next spring. That's when the real dirty work will start as they begin to rip up the pavement. Next summer has the potential to be a mess. If you're coming from outside of the area we'll try to keep you informed of what to avoid and some possible alternate routes.
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