LEWISTON — Southbound traffic on the Maine Turnpike was closed for an hour early Tuesday morning following a crash near the Lewiston interchange at Mile 80 involving multiple tractor-trailers. The trucks were blocking both southbound lanes of the turnpike just south of the Lewiston exit following the 1 a.m. accident. Southbound traffic was forced to […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Exit 80 dreamin’
So, we have several questions keeping us up at night. Why is everyone so excited about “Making a Murderer?” Why is the neighbor target practicing at all hours? And what the heck is going in at Exit 80? The last, at least, we can dig our retail-happy hooks into. Since news broke last month that […]
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Lewiston postpones Exit 80 retail deal one more day
LEWISTON — Citing Tuesday’s storm and some last-minute editing changes, city councilors Tuesday postponed a decision on the proposed Exit 80 development and property tax incentives until Wednesday. “We want to be sure that everybody is on the same page and we are all 100 percent together,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. “Secondly, given tonight’s […]
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Lewiston City Council debates cost of Exit 80 development
LEWISTON — The city would contribute an estimated $1.2 million to help prepare a site at Turnpike Exit 80 for development including a retail anchor. Lincoln Jeffers, director of economic and community development for Lewiston, told the City Council on Tuesday that the rest of the cost would be covered by landowner Dave Gendron and […]
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Lewiston’s big retail proposal generates big speculation, dissent
LEWISTON — Speculation. Criticism. Predictions galore. Local business owners, politicians and residents quickly turned to social media to either pick apart or support a potential large-scale retail, commercial and hotel development at Exit 80. On Monday, Lincoln Jeffers, Lewiston’s economic and community development director, told the Sun Journal that developer Dave Gendron approached city officials […]
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Lewiston considers tax break for ‘major retailer’ interested in Exit 80
On Tuesday, city councilors will weigh a new tax break for developer Dave Gendron that could entirely rework the land around Exit 80 with a major retail anchor and much more to follow. Gendron has told the city he has a major retailer who wants in — but he isn’t saying who it is. By […]
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Construction to stop nighttime traffic on Lewiston’s Alfred Plourde Parkway
LEWISTON — Motorists can expect traffic stops of up to 25 minutes Wednesday and Thursday nights on Alfred Plourde Parkway. Construction crews will be placing structural steel at the Exit 80 Interchange, according to a Maine Turnpike Commission news release. The stoppages will occur between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The work depends on […]
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For Lewiston turnpike interchange, one ramp done, three to go
This design simulation created for the Maine Turnpike Authority shows how Lewiston’s revamped Exit 80 interchange will work when construction is finished. LEWISTON — State road crews will open the revamped northbound on-ramp at Maine Turnpike’s Exit 80 on Thursday morning, but work there is almost a year away from completion. Work on the Maine […]