Work underway to restore Maine State House dome

Posted: 5:44 PM Updated: 5:46 PM The domes copper sheathing is scheduled to be replaced by the end of October at a cost of $1.3 million.

By Susan McMillan smcmillan@centralmaine.com Staff Writer

AUGUSTA The scaffolding is going up, and in a matter of weeks the copper will come down.

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Old Dome: File photo of Maine State House taken on April 2 in Augusta.

Staff file photo by Joe Phelan

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In with the New: Workers build scaffolding around the State House dome on Wednesday in Augusta. This is the first part of a project to replace the old copper dome on the Capitol.

Staff photo by Joe Phelan

The $1.3 million restoration of the State House dome has begun. The project consists primarily of replacing the domes leaky copper sheathing, which dates to an expansion of the building in 1909-10.

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