Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Implement The Recommendations Of The Portland To Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council

LD 511 directs Maine's Department of Transportation to replace inactive railroad tracks on the Berlin Subdivision corridor (from Portland to Auburn) with a temporary bicycle and pedestrian trail. The trail, to be built on the existing rail bed using pavement, gravel, or stone dust, requires available funding, necessary permits, and agreements with local municipalities. This action implements a recommendation from the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council and specifies the change as interim, preserving the corridor for potential future rail use under state law.