Work proceeds on utility corridor that was fiercely debated in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine: Workers are making significant progress on a long-delayed project to deliver Canadian hydropower-generated electricity to 1 million homes in New England.

The project, known as the New England Clean Energy Connect, has been a subject of fierce debate and legal battles.

According to a report filed with state regulators, construction crews have erected 441 utility poles along the 145-mile (