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Maine Report Shows State Needs Increased Funds for Bridges, Highways.

By Deirdre Erin Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 14--Maine's roads and bridges improved in ...uality over the past few years, but significant changes still are needed throughout the state, a road advocacy group's study concluded.

As highway federal funding is up for reauthorization in Congress, The Road Information Program, a nonprofit group based in Washington, released a study Wednesday outlining the state of Maine's roads.

The study found that 33 percent of Maine's highways do not meet standards

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