17-229-103 Me. Code R. § I-9
In consultation with municipal officials and as part of the planning (project scoping) and preliminary design process, capital improvement projects will be reviewed to determine how they may be developed in support of community needs, values and livability. MaineDOT will assemble sufficient data to support an understanding of relevant community assets and values on all projects other than those described by the MaineDOT as "system preservation". In addition, MaineDOT assembles data regarding natural and cultural resources that are protected by Federal and State Law.
MaineDOT may utilize the services of an architectural historian, a landscape architect/designer, an archeologist, an architect, an artist, a land use planner, a biologist, a geologist, or any other required expertise. The extent of this review will depend upon MaineDOT's purpose and need for the transportation project. Unless otherwise provided for, the enhancement options identified by this review and requested by the community may be implemented by a shared investment program. Once the review is completed, a State and Local Agreement will be developed detailing the project scope and financial participation. Not every State and Local Agreement will have a community enhancement component. Community enhancements may include such provisions as facilities for pedestrians and bicycles, acquisition of scenic easements and historic sites, landscaping, use of materials that enhance historical preservation or community character, mitigation of water pollution due to highway run off, and other similar enhancements.
17-229 C.M.R. ch. 103, § I-9