Transportation
Electrify Downeast Acadia Project
Washington, Penobscot, and Hancock Counties, ME: Maine
Project overview
Maine Department of Transportation is the recipient of a $23,529,000 FY 2024 RAISE grant for Electrify Downeast Acadia Project in Washington, Penobscot, and Hancock Counties, ME.
- Scope
- This project will fund the purchase of approximately 24 electric buses and the associated chargers and infrastructure to replace the existing bus fleet of Downeast Transportation Inc. (DTI).
- Project type
- Multimodal transportation — capital award
- Reported investment / scope
- Total project cost not established by this entry
- Funding sources
- FY 2024 RAISE capital award: $23,529,000 federal grant
- Delivery method
- Not available
Organizations involved
- Owner / developer
- Maine Department of Transportation Directory profile ↗
- Developer
- Not available
- Engineering firm / architect
- Not available
- General contractor / construction manager
- Not available
- EPC contractor
- Not available
- Technology / equipment providers
- Not available
- Financial sponsor
- Not available
- Other recorded participants
- Not available
Business opportunities
Not verified
- Current procurement record
- Not available
- Upcoming procurement
- Not available
- Contract / package value
- Not available
- Supplier / subcontractor opportunities
- Not available
- Workforce requirements
- Not available
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Timeline & key dates
- Expected procurement
- Not available
- Construction start
- October 2027 — estimate in FY 2024 award fact sheet; not reconfirmed
- Estimated completion
- Not confirmed
- Dated milestones
- Not available
- Permitting
- Not available
- Recent project updates
- FY 2024 RAISE capital award. The source documents a 2024 grant award, not a current construction or tender update. Award amount is the federal grant, not total project cost. Current delivery status and procurement availability have not been independently confirmed.
- Challenges / risks
- Award record does not confirm current project status, full funding or availability of contracts.
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Additional project record
Maine Department of Transportation is the recipient of a $23,529,000 FY 2024 RAISE grant for Electrify Downeast Acadia Project in Washington, Penobscot, and Hancock Counties, ME.
This project will fund the purchase of approximately 24 electric buses and the associated chargers and infrastructure to replace the existing bus fleet of Downeast Transportation Inc. (DTI).
Award record: FY 2024 RAISE capital award. Federal grant: $23,529,000. Recipient: Maine Department of Transportation. Location: Washington, Penobscot, and Hancock Counties, ME: Maine.
Construction start: October 2027 — estimate in FY 2024 award fact sheet; not reconfirmed. Completion, contractor, designer and current bid deadlines are not confirmed in this entry.
The source documents a 2024 grant award, not a current construction or tender update. Award amount is the federal grant, not total project cost. Current delivery status and procurement availability have not been independently confirmed.
Official USDOT award fact sheet, page 79. Award record reviewed October 24, 2026.
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