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.
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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.
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Auburn turnpike exit closing Sunday night for paving
AUBURN — The northbound off-ramp at Exit 75 of the Maine Turnpike in Auburn will be closed from 8 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday to complete milling and paving, according to Maine Turnpike Authority spokeswoman Erin Courtney. If it rains Sunday night, the work will be rescheduled to Monday night, she said.
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Woman killed, 2 men seriously hurt in crash that ties up I-295 in Falmouth
The woman, 26, was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Brannon McRae of Augusta. State police say other motorists reported the driver was speeding and driving erratically before the crash.
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Heavy traffic is in this weekend’s forecast as summer season kicks off
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 […]