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Kennebunk Fire Rescue says a tractor-trailer truck crash on the turnpike between Kennebunk and Biddeford on Wednesday.
Maine Turnpike Authority owed more than $824,000 in unpaid tolls Thousands of vehicle owners have racked up tolls and fees in the past seven years, but there are barriers to collecting the money ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Maine Turnpike Authority is increasing its tolls starting Monday, marking the first hike in nine years. The toll for passenger cars passing through the new toll booths ...
A toll collector waits for vehicles at northbound Exit 46 of the Maine Turnpike in Portland on Dec. 3. Toll collectors are likely to become obsolete in the coming years as technology provides ...
Originally, the state planned to turn administration of the Maine Turnpike over to the Maine Department of Transportation once all turnpike debt was paid off, eliminating the need for tolls.
PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority is considering new alternatives for raising tolls on the 109-mile toll highway. The turnpike authority board is meeting Thursday at turnpike headquarters ...
State troopers in Maine responded to a highway where 15 goats escaped from a trailer and wandered into traffic in both directions.
After years of delay, cameras have begun snapping photos that show the license numbers of motorists who drive through Maine Turnpike tollbooths without paying. ''We're going to have a photograph of… ...
But turnpike traffic has increased 2.66% over that level during the first seven months of 2019 — 51 million toll transactions through July, compared to 49.7 million during the same period last year.
The turnpike is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year as the nation's second "superhighway" and world's first asphalt highway, helping make Maine a true 'vacationland.' ...