Post by MaineDOT. Post by MaineDOT. PORTLAND — Just in time for the busy summer travel season, Maine is increasing the speed limit on most of Interstate 295 and long sections of the state-run portion of Interstate 95, but motorists will have to wait until later in the summer to go faster on the Maine Turnpike, […]
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Maine officials to announce speed limit decision
AUGUSTA — Maine officials will soon announce their decision about whether to raise the speed limits on interstate highways. Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt said Thursday that he will make the announcement at the department’s headquarters on Capitol Street in Augusta on Tuesday, May 27, at 11 a.m. The state Legislature in 2013 […]
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Maine to announce decision on interstate speed limits
AUGUSTA — Maine officials will soon announce their decision about whether to raise the speed limits on interstate highways. Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt said Thursday that he will make the announcement 11 a.m. Tuesday at the department’s headquarters on Capitol Street in Augusta. The Legislature in 2013 gave Bernhardt the ability to […]
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LePage signs Interstate sign bill into law
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill that relocates or removes dozens of signs advertising schools, beaches, ski slopes and other attractions from Maine’s two interstate highways. LePage signed LD 1831 Wednesday. The measure aims to protect about $170 million in federal highway funds by bringing the state in line with […]
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Bill to regulate interstate highway signs sent to LePage
AUGUSTA — A bill that would relocate or remove dozens of signs advertising schools, beaches, ski slopes and other attractions from Maine’s interstate highways is headed to Gov. Paul LePage after receiving final approval in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill, LD 1831, protects an estimated $170 million in federal highway funds by bringing the […]
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Maine House OKs contentious highway signs bill
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House of Representatives has given the first nod to a bill that would remove or relocate dozens of informational signs along the state’s interstate highways. The Democratic-led House approved the bill 120-23 on Thursday. It faces further votes in both chambers. Supporters of the bill say removing signs for things […]