A new smart traffic light in Bucksport might ease summer traffic, but not this year

A new smart traffic light in Bucksport might ease summer traffic, but not this year

A traffic signal with advanced sensors helping it respond to traffic conditions is set to come to Bucksport’s Route 1 intersection by next year. It’s been years in the making, and comes at a time when summertime traffic has started to back up for a mile or more toward Orland during the peak of tourism season. “We’ve all suffered a lot because of the traffic backup on Route 1 the last several summers,” Rep. Steve Bishop, a member of the Legislatu…