Crashes are being reported across Maine on Thursday morning. In Scarborough, the Maine Turnpike Authority reported a motor vehicle crash about 7:45 a.m. at mile 43 of the southbound lanes. The MTA reported a crash about 8:09 am. at mile 72 of the southbound lanes in Auburn. The MTA reported another crash about 8:40 a.m. at […]
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Photos: Vehicle fire shuts down Turnpike in Auburn
Engine – 3, “A” Platoon, making quick work of a vehicle fire on I-95 this morning. Kudos to the Maine State Police and Maine DOT who did an exceptional job of managing traffic and keeping our workplace safe. Posted by Auburn Fire Department on Friday, October 30, 2015 AUBURN — Firefighters were at the scene of […]
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LePage to announce new L/A-Portland bus service
AUGUSTA — Just two days after the Auburn City Council voted 6-0 to contribute $50,000 to a $500,000 passenger rail development plan for Lewiston-Auburn, Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte are set to announce a new bus service for the Twin Cities. LePage and LaBonte, who is also director of LePage’s office […]
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Good weather, low gas prices mean busy Maine Turnpike
LEWISTON — Officials at the Maine Turnpike Authority say they are gearing up for at least a 3.1 percent increase in traffic this Labor Day compared to last year. Turnpike spokeswoman Erin Courtney said MTA officials expect more than one million vehicles to use the turnpike Sept. 3-7. It continues an overall trend on the Maine […]
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Maine Turnpike sending outdated traffic alerts via email
PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority says a problem with its traffic warning software is causing it to issue outdated traffic alerts. The authority issued a series of warnings early on Tuesday that cited traffic concerns that were from days ago. A turnpike dispatcher says the glitch has been occurring for the past couple of […]
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Traffic resumes after tractor-trailer catches fire on Maine Turnpike
FALMOUTH — Maine State Police say traffic is moving smoothly following a tractor-trailer fire that stopped traffic on the Maine Turnpike a few miles north of Portland. Troopers say firefighters battled the blaze in the northbound lanes Thursday morning. No one was injured, and the coal ash being transported was contained, according to a state police […]
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State police say driver in fatal accident had suspended license
State police identified the Fairfield man who was killed in a crash Saturday afternoon on the Maine Turnpike in New Gloucester. Anthony Vandyck, 40, of Fairfield died at the scene, according a news release by Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland. Vandyck owned and was a passenger in the Land Rover that was […]
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Maine Turnpike traffic data shows speed led to 75-vehicle crashes
CARMEL — Most drivers in the area were traveling at least 10 mph over the posted 45-mph speed limit around the time of a massive pileup on Interstate 95 last week, according to data collected by the Maine Department of Transportation. The flashing hazardous-weather speed limit signs along the federal highway also are equipped to […]
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Brakey wants income tax break for Maine Turnpike commuters
AUGUSTA — Fed up with paying Maine Turnpike tolls? So is state Sen. Eric Brakey, and he’s only been commuting to Augusta for a month now. Brakey, an Auburn Republican, along with a bipartisan group of supporters, including state Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, is hoping to sell the Legislature on state income tax credit for […]
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Turnpike crashes choke Monday morning traffic
UPDATED 1:47 P.M.: YORK — State Police have reported several crashes on the Maine Turnpike on Monday morning. At 11:15 a.m., Troopers reported a tractor trailer and a car colliding between York and Wells at Mile 13. Two of the three northbound lanes were blocked, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. […]