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PublishedApril 8, 2024
As eclipse seekers arrived, Maine’s roads grew unusually crowded
On the Maine Turnpike, it felt like Labor Day, while rural roads bore a rare press of traffic.
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Heavy traffic, congestion expected for total solar eclipse in central Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Lack of snow takes pressure off Maine’s plowing budgets, workforce
State agencies and municipal public works departments saved money allocated for snowstorm response, but diverted some of that to deal with major flooding in December and January.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2024
Smiling Hill Farm could be a roadblock for preferred Gorham Connector route
The 500-acre, 13th-generation family operation in Westbrook wants to preserve the farmland and forest it has cultivated and harvested since 1720, but some of its woodland lies in the path of the Maine Turnpike Authority's proposed 4-lane highway.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Maine Turnpike Authority has 35% of Gorham Connector land in hand
The proposed regional toll road's route, announced this week, would extend from Maine Turnpike Exit 45 in South Portland to the Gorham Bypass at Route 114 in Gorham, but opponents say it's a faulty fix for traffic congestion.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
After years of traffic headaches, construction to begin on Maine Turnpike’s new Saco exit
The new exit is expected to open in 2025 about a mile south of the current Saco interchange, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Worker shortages put Maine plowing operations between a rock and a snowbank
Businesses are having trouble hiring enough drivers to clear lots and driveways, and the Department of Transportation also is understaffed heading into winter.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Why build new tollbooths if the Maine Turnpike plans a future without cash?
The Maine Turnpike Authority says going cashless will take time.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Maine Turnpike put Lewiston-Auburn, state in the fast lane for commerce, tourism
The turnpike is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year as the nation's second "superhighway" and world's first asphalt highway, helping make Maine a true 'vacationland.'
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
GO MAINE ride-sharing program to highlight green travel options for any in-state vehicle trip
The program, which has promoted carpooling and vanpooling, is expanding its focus beyond daily commutes to meet the state climate goal of reducing the number of vehicle miles traveled in Maine.
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