YORK (AP) — The Maine Turnpike Authority is getting more public input and suggestions on its toll hike proposals.
The agency that oversees the 109-mile toll highway is holding a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at the York American Legion Hall. The authority has already held three public hearings and has a fifth one scheduled this Wednesday in Wells.
Ten toll hike options are now under consideration to raise additional revenue to cover the turnpike’s operating budget, maintenance and long-term debt service.
The authority’s preferred option is to add $1 to the toll plaza in York, 75 cents in New Gloucester and West Gardiner, and 50 cents each at the Wells northbound and Gray southbound toll plazas. EZPass rates would also go up.
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