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July 30, 2010

OUR OPINION: Cheers for I-295 decision

You can complain and complain, but what does it get you? In the case of Interstate 295 motorists, some squawking got a reprieve from another hourlong traffic backup during a busy weekend smack in the middle of tourist season.

Instead of just shrugging off the complaints, the Maine Department of Transportation, which is doing construction on the highway, listened and did the right thing.

There will be no lane closures in Yarmouth this weekend.

That means traffic will be allowed to pass through the construction zone without restrictions.

MDOT has its fair share of critics, and we don’t always agree with its policy decisions, but this was the right move. This time, the state heard the objections and took the hard road and reversed direction. This is a U-turn that deserves a round of applause.

Brad Foley, program manager for MDOT said the decision “put a little egg on our face,” but it was important to do the right thing.

Foley has nothing to be embarrassed about. This change of direction rates not jeers, but cheers.

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