WMTW-TV8 • September 22, 2024
Plans to remove part of Sawyer Road are moving forward due to flooding and environmental concerns. The Cape Elizabeth Town Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the town of Scarborough that approved a grant to remove part of Sawyer Road. Sawyer Road, in Cape Elizabeth, and Sawyer Street, in Scarborough, cuts through Spurwink Marsh and often floods. The Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program awarded the town of Cape Elizabeth with a $1.59 million grant that would remove a ¼ mile portion of the road. Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth also agreed to provide $185,000 to fund the project costs. Removal of the road is scheduled to start in December 2026.