This spring, lawmakers introduced a bill that would create a pilot program allowing the Maine Turnpike Authority to use cameras to enforce speed limits in highway work zones.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine traffic deaths are rising faster than the rest of the nation, new study says
Since 2014, annual traffic fatalities in Maine have increased by 37%, according to the national study by the nonprofit TRIP. State officials say those numbers may not give a full picture, though.
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Posted inMaine
Rumble strips saving lives — and money — on rural Maine roads
The state plans to install 100 miles of rumble strips a year in Maine, which has the highest crash fatality rate in New England, according to researchers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Site of fatal Auburn crash among most dangerous in Maine
The city considered a project that would’ve blocked vehicles from taking the kind of turn that led to a fatal accident this month, but it stalled.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston takes close look at high-crash intersections
A section of Main Street between the Auburn line and Sabattus Street, where several fatal accidents have taken place, is a priority, officials said.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Farmington board learns of downtown improvements
The process began last November with work expected to begin in spring 2026, be completed in 2027.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Speed data collected in Farmington helps with planning patrol locations
The Police Department can screen and direct where to send officers based on data obtained during speed analyses.
Posted inMaine
Heavy traffic, congestion expected for total solar eclipse in central Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
Posted inNation / World, News
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.6% in 2023, the 2nd straight yearly drop
The declines come even though people are driving more, but even with the decline, almost 41,000 people were killed on the nation’s roadways.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin commissioners agree to spend an extra $20,000 to fund equipment for Route 4 patrol
The nearly $75,000 in expenditures will come from the county’s remaining ARPA funding.