-
PublishedMarch 14, 2021
Maine Mall drivers, take notice: Rebuild of Exit 45 interchange to begin this week
The Maine Turnpike Authority project will cost around $28 million and won't be fully completed until 2023.
-
PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Holiday weekend traffic leaving Maine snarls I-95 near New Hampshire line
The Maine Turnpike Authority reported heavy southbound traffic volume extending from Wells to York and beyond for most of the afternoon and evening.
-
PublishedMay 21, 2020
Light turnpike traffic expected over Memorial Day weekend
Traffic volume over the normally busy holiday weekend is expected to be the lowest in two decades.
-
PublishedMay 12, 2020
Visitors are not yet coming to Maine, highway data shows
Maine Turnpike records continue to show big drops in traffic volume between 2019 and 2020.
-
PublishedApril 23, 2020
Maine Turnpike anticipates many more people on the road by summer
After seeing half its traffic volume vanish since mid-March, highway officials anticipate they'll be down 10% per month from July through December.
-
PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Maine Turnpike traffic volume hits record lows as economy slows
Traffic is the slowest in decades, officials said, showing the impact of COVID-19 on the state's highways.
-
PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Turnpike authority doubles pay to keep tollbooth workers on the job
Toll takers who are more vulnerable to infection are paid to stay at home, but those who keep working are paid extra.
-
PublishedJanuary 5, 2020
Maine Turnpike Authority owed more than $824,000 in unpaid tolls
Thousands of vehicle owners have racked up tolls and fees in the past seven years, but there are barriers to collecting the money.
-
PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Turnpike overpass struck by equipment reopens with limits
The overpass at Exit 45 will remain open, but vehicle width limits will be in effect until a more permanent fix is found or the bridge is replaced as part of a project to reconfigure the exchange.
-
PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Open Road Tolling plaza coming to West Gardiner
Construction of the new tolling plaza has begun, aimed at making E-ZPass travel less congested at the I-95 and I-295 interchange.
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Business
- Obituaries
- A&E
- Advice
- ePapers
- Newsletters
- Archives
- Mobile Apps
- Jobs
- Work Here
- Public Notices
- Photo Store
- Merch Store
- Account Management
- Manage Your Sun Journal Subscription
- Manage your Advertiser Democrat Subscription
- Manage your Bethel Citizen Subscription
- Manage your Livermore Falls Advertiser Subscription
- Manage your Franklin Journal Subscription
- Manage your Rumford Falls Times Subscription
- Manage Your Rangeley Highlander Subscription
- Advertise
- Subscribe