$520 million Marcellus Lateral pipeline project in doubt

A $520 million pipeline project thought to have the potential to support 2,500 Ohio construction jobs might be dead. The Ohio Power Siting Board, the body that regulates major utility projects in Ohio, rejected the application for the Marcellus Lateral Pipeline more than a year ago. Kinder Morgan, a pipeline developer, owner and operator out [...]

Waterville council considers $80 million natural gas line

Officials proposing to build an $80 million natural gas pipeline through central Maine got both support and questions at a City Council meeting earlier this week. Mark Isaacson and Anthony Buxton, partners in Kennebec Valley Gas Co., are seeking a tax increment financing agreement with Waterville and 11 other communities on the proposed line, which [...]

Hoan Bridge report says falling concrete could hurt festival patrons

A report on the condition of the Hoan Bridge warns of concrete possibly falling from the parapets onto Summerfest workers and patrons and the continuing deterioration of the support structures because of corrosion. The paint on the decades-old bridge has failed, girders and joints have rusted, the downspouts are clogged, and the concrete road surface [...]