Drivers in the Lewiston-Auburn area are being shortchanged and double taxed by the tolls on the Maine Turnpike. L-A motorists pay for Portland’s toll-free highway by means of the state gas tax every time they fill up their gas tanks. They then pay increasingly expensive tolls (including the New Gloucester toll that recently shot up […]
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Crash slows Turnpike traffic in Sabattus
SABATTUS — The Maine Department of Transportation reported a crash on the Maine Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon. The crash in the northbound lanes at mile marker 93 — north of the Sabattus exit — has one lane blocked. There are no injuries reported. This story will be updated when more information is available.
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Crash slows Turnpike traffic in Sabattus
SABATTUS — The Maine Department of Transportation reported a crash on the Maine Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon. The crash in the northbound lanes at mile marker 93 — north of the Sabattus exit — has one lane blocked. There are no injuries reported. This story will be updated when more information is available.
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3 injured in turnpike crash
AUGUSTA — Police and emergency crews Thursday responded to a noontime pileup on the northbound lane of I-95 in Augusta, where one driver was seriously injured. Police said the driver of a dump truck, Sherwood Kemp of Leeds, 55, had slowed in traffic because of an unrelated car fire in the breakdown lane. Behind the […]
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Turnpike crash slowing traffic
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Maine Turnpike Authority is reporting a crash Monday morning in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just north of the New Gloucester toll barrier. Rescue and fire crews are at the scene. This story will be updated when more details are available.
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Oxford Hills officials call foul on proposal to remove turnpike signs
Traffic signs that direct travelers to Maine destinations may be removed or altered if the Legislature approves a bill proposing major changes in the selection criteria used to determine which attractions merit signs on the turnpike. Among the 25 signs slated for removal by the Maine Turnpike Authority are those for the Norway-South Paris-Oxford Hills […]
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Weekday blasting to begin at turnpike construction project in Lewiston next week
LEWISTON — The Maine Turnpike Authority will begin blasting operations next week as part of replacing the Exit 80 interchange and both bridges that carry turnpike traffic over Alfred Plourde Parkway. According to an MTA news release, blasting will take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, with some occasional weekend and night work if necessary. Blasting […]
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Auburn council considers formal firearms committee
AUBURN — A group tasked with monitoring the city’s firearms discharge zone could become a formal city committee, according to police Chief Phil Crowell. Crowell briefed councilors on proposed changes to the city’s firearms discharge committee Monday. “Basically, they are just called upon when needed, currently,” Crowell said. “The mayor asked, through the council, that […]