The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2aQbkLU ) reports that figures from the Maine Turnpike Authority and state Department of Transportation show the number of drivers using the turnpike is on track to break last year’s record. Traffic on some state roads is heavier than it’s been for almost a decade.

The authority’s executive director says there were 49 million toll booth transactions on the turnpike as of this month, a 6 percent increase over the same period in 2015.

The authority collected $60.7 million in tolls during the first six months of 2016, about $3.6 million more than the same period last year.

Low gas prices are among factors driving up traffic.