WCCOG Corridor Management Planning

Transportation Corridor Planning

Traditional transportation planning is focused on estimating costs and identifying funding for major capacity-building projects. Corridor management planning is instead about making the highest and best use of existing capacity, with targeted high-priority improvements as needed. Effective corridor management requires transportation planning to be integrated with land use planning and economic development planning – each is highly dependent on the others for its long-term success.

The Canadian Coastal Corridor is a state-designated transportation corridor in eastern and northern Maine that extends from Eastport to Houlton. The Washington County Council of Governments (WCCOG) has been selected as the lead agency to complete the portion of the plan covering the state-designated Coastal Canadian Corridor in eastern Washington County, between Eastport and the Aroostook County line in Danforth.

WCCOG has identified a stakeholder list of transportation corridor users and interest groups in the study area. Stakeholders will play a key role in helping WCCOG prepare a workable and inclusive plan, which will be integrated with the Aroostook County portion of the plan and then presented to MaineDOT for budgeting and future implementation. We expect to convene three or four two-hour work sessions with the advisory committee between January and May, 2011 to review existing conditions in the corridor and develop recommendations and timelines for improvement.

Meeting minutes and draft plan components will be posted as they are developed.

January 25th Advisory Committee Minutes

March 14th Advisory Committee Minutes

May 2nd Advisory Committee Minutes

June 6th Advisory Committee Minutes


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Program Areas Corridor Planning Scenic Byways Bicycle & Pedestrian Regional Coordination Local Transportation Bike/Ped Links Maine Department of Transportation Bicycle Coalition of Maine East Coast Greenway Sunrise Trail Coalition		Transportation Corridor Planning Traditional transportation planning is focused on estimating costs and identifying funding for major capacity-building projects. Corridor management planning is instead about making the highest and best use of existing capacity, with targeted high-priority improvements as needed. Effective corridor management requires transportation planning to be integrated with land use planning and economic development planning – each is highly dependent on the others for its long-term success. Coastal Canadian Corridor The Canadian Coastal Corridor is a state-designated transportation corridor in eastern and northern Maine that extends from Eastport to Houlton. The Washington County Council of Governments (WCCOG) has been selected as the lead agency to complete the portion of the plan covering the state-designated Coastal Canadian Corridor in eastern Washington County, between Eastport and the Aroostook County line in Danforth. WCCOG has identified a stakeholder list of transportation corridor users and interest groups in the study area. Stakeholders will play a key role in helping WCCOG prepare a workable and inclusive plan, which will be integrated with the Aroostook County portion of the plan and then presented to MaineDOT for budgeting and future implementation. We expect to convene three or four two-hour work sessions with the advisory committee between January and May, 2011 to review existing conditions in the corridor and develop recommendations and timelines for improvement. Meeting minutes and draft plan components will be posted as they are developed. January 25th Advisory Committee Minutes March 14th Advisory Committee Minutes May 2nd Advisory Committee Minutes June 6th Advisory Committee Minutes A public meeting was held on June 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Washington County Community College Auditorium to review the plan’s recommendations, answer questions, and receive feedback on the plan from the general public. A summary of issues raised and responses to the Public meeting are summarized in Appendix B of the final document. Click on the following link Final Coastal Canadian Corridor Management Plan to download a PDF version of the Plan (1.7MB). The next step in the corridor planning process is to have future transportation projects within the designated Coastal Canadian Corridor be implemented through a continuing, comprehensive, multi-year planning process that is managed by the State with the ongoing assistance of the County, Tribes, Cities and Towns that maintain local jurisdictional authority within the corridor. To that end a Sample Memorandum of Agreement will be reviewed by affected jurisdictions in 2011/12 and proposed for signatures. Down East Coastal Corridor In 2008 and 2009, WCCOG and the Hancock County Planning Commission worked together to develop a Corridor Management Plan for the Down East Coastal Corridor, which is defined as the broad East-West transportation corridor that moves people and goods between Eastern Washington County and Bangor/Ellsworth. The Downeast Coastal Corridor includes Route 1, Route 9 and connector routes (e.g. 193, 192, 191, 214…). It includes all modes of transportation that move people and goods within and along the corridor (roads, freight, transit, trails, air, port facilities, et cetera). Click here to download a PDF version of the Downeast Coastal Corridor Management Plan (1.5 MB). For more information, contact Judy East at 454-0465. WCCOG is a municipal membership organization that delivers a wide range of customized planning, advisory and resources development services to help communities build the future of Washington County, Maine.
					E-mail: Judy East, Executive Director Washington County Council of Gov'ts PO Box 631, Calais, ME 04619 (207) 454-0465 Fax: (207) 454-2568 Toll free (888) 287-3006