The truck went off the highway about 12:30 p.m. at mile 59 northbound, according to a statement by Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland. The truck did not roll over when it went off the road. Police reduced traffic to one lane while crews cleared the scene. Traffic resumed to normal. According to the statement, Timothy […]
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Turnpike crews to close Exit 80 in Lewiston again
LEWISTON — Maine Turnpike Exit 80 southbound will be closed again after it was reopened Wednesday morning. The exit was closed after a tractor-trailer hit a concrete barrier on Interstate 95 near the exit Tuesday night. It reopened Wednesday morning. But transportation crews plan to close the southbound exit ramp at 1 p.m. Wednesday to […]
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Turnpike reports 2/3 of toll revenue paid by out-of-state drivers
PORTLAND — Maine Turnpike officials say nearly two-thirds of all the toll revenue collected on the highway this year is coming from motorists who don’t live the state. The Portland Press-Herald reports that’s an increase from two years ago, when an estimated 54 percent of the $105 million in tolls came from out-of-state drivers. The […]
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Turnpike crash creates delays south of Auburn exit
AUBURN — The Maine Turnpike Authority reports an accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 between the Auburn exit and the New Gloucester toll barrier is delaying traffic Monday morning. Emergency crews are on the scene at mile marker 70. The mix of rain, sleet and snow is creating slick travelling conditions, and the […]
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Lewiston turnpike exit reopens, another to close
LEWISTON — The Exit 80 northbound off-ramp reopened Saturday, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority. The ramp had been closed for the past seven days as part of the Lewiston Interchange Project. Drivers now will encounter Exit 80 southbound ramp overnight closures beginning Sunday as workers finish paving the area. The ramp closures will begin […]
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Turnpike to close northbound exit in Lewiston for 7 days
LEWISTON — The Maine Turnpike Authority announced it will close the northbound exit ramp of Exit 80 at 6 p.m. Sunday. The closure is a result of the Lewiston Interchange Project and is expected to last until Sept. 13. The turnpike authority says there will be signs showing motorists how to detour around the closed […]
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Turnpike speed limit rising to 70 mph Monday
AUGUSTA — The speed limit is going up on parts of the Maine Turnpike next week. The Maine Turnpike Authority said Friday that the speed limit will be raised by 5 mph to become 70 mph on most of Interstate 95 starting Monday. The speed limit will remain 65 mph south of Kittery. On the […]
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Car catches fire on Turnpike in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A car fire in the northbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike is being put out at mile marker 81, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Northbound traffic is delayed. This story will be updated.
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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 […]