Item 20

Authorize the Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the State of Maine, to allow the Department to reimburse Maine for its estimated share of $1,800,000 for costs associated with bridge rehabilitation on the Piscataqua River Bridge carrying US 1 ByPass over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME, to replace the lift span operating ropes and resulting/recommended retrofits. Effective upon G&C approval through October 9, 2029, and continuing through engineering design, construction, inspection, and final acceptance of the completed project, and final project closeout by MaineDOT, in accordance with the Department’s 10-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. (Project costs will be shared 50% by NH and 50% by Maine)