“Driving down the two-mile-long road paved by Poland Spring, a former opponent points out earthen berms, banking and trees installed by the company to screen traffic noise and lights. Truckers never use engine braking by his house, are courteous and drive the speed limit.”
Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal describing a conversation with a neighbor to the plant who was nervous that a plant next door might be detrimental to his or his family's quality of life.September 19, 2004
Like most companies that produce goods, our products are carried by truck from our bottling facilities to the marketplace.
We work with local planning officials to conform to all traffic ordinances that apply to the area and the operation, and where possible and appropriate, take steps to improve the potential impacts. For example:
In Michigan, we built our factory as close to an interstate as possible. We made appropriate road modifications, such as turning lanes for our factory in northern Florida. And, in Maine.
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