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🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Jake Lachance, MBTA

"Nobody's Gonna Be Immune From This"
— Lachance On Maine's Transportation Funding Shortfall

Joining Q-Point Podcast is Jake Lachance, Executive Director of the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA), for a discussion about Maine's growing transportation funding challenges and what they could mean for communities across the state.

Lachance explains why MBTA was surprised by the magnitude of the current funding shortfall, discusses the importance of predictability and consistency in transportation funding, and outlines how reductions in state funding could affect roads, bridges, housing developments, downtown revitalization projects, airports, transit systems, and other infrastructure investments.

The conversation explores the role of federal matching funds, the failure of this year's transportation bond proposal, rising construction and operational costs, and why MBTA believes Maine must identify a long-term dedicated funding source to avoid future disruptions. Lachance also discusses how projects are prioritized, the relationship between state and federal funding, and what options lawmakers may have as they work to address the shortfall.

📻 Airs weekends on The Voice of Maine.

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This episode was prerecorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.

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