eastward to Interstate 95 near Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. The I-89/I-93 interchange near Concord is less than northwest of NH-101. I-95, in paralleling the Atlantic coastline, runs in a northeastern direction through much of Maine, only curving more northward after Bangor. There are a handful of alternate east-west roadways, including US 2 between Montpelier, Vermont, and Bangor, Maine; US 302 between Montpelier and Portland, US 4 from the New York/Vermont border to Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and VT 9 / NH 9 between Bennington, Vermont, and the Concord, New Hampshire, area. These alternatives are mostly not limited access or designed for higher speed travel. The presence of Massachusetts Route 2 as a signed east-west Massachusetts state roadway, whose own east-west route to New York state lies between Interstate 90 to its south, and the Massachusetts-Northern New England border, is not as significant, as MA Route 2 does not exist as a freeway through much of its length. Opposition A number of groups in Maine oppose the creation of the East-West Highway / Corridor, citing environmental concerns such as the impact on wetlands and the risks of oil spills from pipelines along the corridor, as well as the increased impact of sprawl-type development. The issue has led to repeated protests and was one of the few areas of agreement between the candidates for governor of Maine in 2014. See also Interstate 98 New Brunswick Route 1, a Canadian freeway whose western end is nearest to Calais, Maine Quebec Autoroute 73, another Canadian freeway that's proposed to head towards the Maine/Canada border Future Interstate Highways References External links Maine Department of Transportation 1999 east–west highway corridor study executive summary Maine Department of Transportation Web page on the highway proposal Steve Anderson's BostonRoads.com: Unbuilt Interstate 92 in New England Maine Citizens for Increased Jobs and Safety via Wayback Machine Transportation in Maine Transportation in New Hampshire Transportation in New York (state) Roads in Vermont Proposed Interstate Highways