by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

The worst of Machias’s Route 1 potholes were patched earlier this year by the Maine Department of Transportation, with asphalt covering more than half of the north and southbound lanes. 

Today, Downeast drivers do their best to keep all four wheels on those smooth parts of the road, but their lane navigation skills will no longer be necessary by 2023-24 when the DOT plans to complete a full rehabilitation of Route 1 through Machias.