$5M grant to fund Rumford bridge replacement

The U.S. Department of Transportation will award a $5.2 million grant to the state to help replace the 57-year-old Martin Memorial Bridge in Rumford.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who is the senior Republican on the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced the grant in a press release. The Federal Highway Administration has classified the deteriorating bridge, which crosses the Androscoggin River on Route 2, as structurally deficie ...