Officials expect a record number of vehicles on the Maine Turnpike over the Memorial Day weekend, making the state’s tourism industry cautiously optimistic about the coming season.
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Maine highway agencies aim to ease traffic woes during Interstate 95 construction
Maine’s turnpike authority and transportation department launch a campaign to minimize headaches caused by work on the York toll plaza and the Piscataqua River Bridge.
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Portland scales back infrastructure upgrades because of soaring construction costs
Other cities and the Maine Turnpike Authority are also contending with construction prices far above what they had budgeted.
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Maine Turnpike Authority awards $39.5 million contract for new York tollbooth
The Maine Turnpike Authority plans to begin construction of a new tollbooth plaza in York next month. Reed and Reed, a construction firm from Woolwich, was awarded a $39.5 million contract for the three-year project Thursday. The company will build a new tollbooth plaza about a mile and a half north of the present tolls […]
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Judge OKs DEP permit for controversial York toll plaza
A judge has upheld the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s permit for a controversial new Interstate 95 toll plaza in York, potentially clearing the way for construction to begin this year. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy rejected an appeal of the DEP decision to issue a permit to build an estimated $40 million “open road […]
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Turnpike Authority to close Sabattus bridge for up to 3 weeks
SABATTUS — The Maine Turnpike Authority is closing the Fisher Farm Road bridge over the turnpike July 9 for up to 21 days for repairs. The $360,000 project will replace worn surfaces, repair joints and the concrete deck and install a 6-foot, chain-link snow fence, according to the MTA. The bridge was built in 1956 […]
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Dire traffic outlook adds urgency to plan for widening 11 miles of Maine Turnpike in Portland area
Details about a long-planned project to widen the Maine Turnpike between South Portland and Falmouth show that some parts of the heavily traveled highway will exceed capacity within seven years. That information comes from a citizen advisory committee charged with looking at alternatives to ease congestion on the 11-mile stretch of highway. If unchanged, rush-hour […]
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Tera Ann Goddard
AUBURN — Tera Ann Goddard, 39, of Litchfield passed away unexpectedly May 24, 2018. She was born in Lewiston, on Oct. 5, 1978, to Lisa Gayton Goddard and Gregory Goddard. Tera attended Lisbon schools and graduated from Lisbon High School in 1996. She loved fast-pitch softball in high school and after. She enjoyed spending time barrel […]
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Richard T. Ames
Auburn — Richard T. Ames, 86, passed away Saturday, May 5, in Auburn. He was born in Auburn on Dec. 18, 1931, the son of the late Thomas and Isabelle (Monachan) Ames. He was educated at Auburn schools and on Jan. 3, 1953, he married Donna May Kilby. Rick was a U.S. Army veteran and, […]
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Hackett Road Bridge to close for 12 weeks starting Tuesday
AUBURN — A Maine Turnpike overpass is expected to be closed for about three months starting next week. The Hackett Road Bridge that spans the toll highway will be closed for construction starting Tuesday, Maine Turnpike Authority officials wrote in a news release. The work consists of repairs to a steel girder that was struck […]