The Maine Department of Transportation is launching a new program to help stranded motorists on the busy southern stretch of Interstate 295. The state has hired an outside company for safety service patrols on I-295 between Exit 1 in Scarborough and Exit 22 in Freeport starting Monday. Modeled after a program on the Maine Turnpike, […]
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Congestion on I-295 around Portland is getting worse and there’s no easy solution, state report says
The Maine Department of Transportation released a report Tuesday that confirms what commuters already know — Interstate 295 around Portland is congested, unreliable, and, at times, unsafe. The report includes near-term plans for improvements such as pull-off lanes, message boards and longer approach ramps to ease choking traffic and reduce the number of crashes on […]
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Durham man dies in I-295 crash
FREEPORT (WGME) — State Police say a man was killed in a crash on I-295 in Freeport late Thursday night. According to State Police Trooper Michael Smith, a van driven by Mark Fleming swerved to avoid a deer in the southbound lane near mile marker 22 and hitting a tractor-trailer. Both the van and tractor-trailer […]
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Plane lands on Interstate 295, hits guardrail; pilot walks away
At about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in Bowdoinham, a plane landed on Interstate 2915 and hit a guardrail in the breakdown lane A small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday morning in the southbound lane of Interstate 295. At about 10:15 a.m. in Bowdoinham, the plane landed on the highway and hit a guardrail in the […]
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Maine lowers speed limit along stretch of Interstate 295
The Maine Department of Transportation reduced the speed limit on Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Brunswick from 70 mph to 65 mph Monday. FALMOUTH — Motorists traveling along a 22-mile stretch of Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Topsham will need to do so at a slower pace, effective immediately. The posted speed limit for that […]
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Interstate 295 speed limit to be lowered to 65 mph
The Maine Department of Transportation plans to lower the speed limit on Interstate 295 from Falmouth to Topsham from 70 mph to 65 mph, starting March 27. Traffic engineers and lawmakers were looking at any correlation between the number of crashes on the interstate and the speed limit. FALMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation […]
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Interstate 295 speed limit to be lowered to 65 mph
The Maine Department of Transportation plans to lower the speed limit on Interstate 295 from Falmouth to Topsham from 70 mph to 65 mph, starting March 27. Traffic engineers and lawmakers were looking at any correlation between the number of crashes on the interstate and the speed limit. FALMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation […]
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Traffic engineers examine rise in Interstate 295 crashes
FALMOUTH— State traffic engineers are looking into an increase in crashes on Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Gardiner. The Portland Press Herald reports there were more than 350 crashes on that stretch of highway last year. That’s 32 percent higher than in 2013, and about 25 percent higher than the average number of crashes from […]
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I-295 crashes slow traffic near Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — State police are dealing with a series of crashes involving multiple vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, on Interstate 295 on Wednesday afternoon, according to Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. The crashes occurred in the highway’s southbound lane, and the injuries involved aren’t considered life-threatening, McCausland said. One car is overturned, and traffic […]