On the Maine Turnpike, it felt like Labor Day, while rural roads bore a rare press of traffic.
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Another View: Bring buttons and dials back to cars. Touch-screens distract drivers.
The screenification has gone too far. U.S. regulators should follow their European counterparts.
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Monster blizzard is forecast to dump 10 feet of snow on mountains in California and Nevada
Meteorologists predict as much as 10 feet of snow is possible in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the weekend.
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Portland Council hears update on Franklin Street redesign
The city plans to apply for federal funding and begin work later this decade on a project that was approved in 2015 in an effort to make the area safer for bicyclists and pedestrians while creating space to build housing.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers hit the brakes on requiring snow and ice removal from cars and trucks
The bill would no longer require Mainers to clear the snow and ice from their vehicles, instead only imposing a fine if their uncleared cars lead to a crash or injury.
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Traffic deaths in Maine hit highest number in 15 years
The preliminary number of highway deaths stood at 177 on Wednesday, making it the worst year since 2007, when 183 were killed on Maine roads.
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I-295 closure starts Friday for Veranda Bridge replacement
A busy stretch of Interstate 295 between Portland and Falmouth will be closed for 64 hours while workers replace an aging highway bridge.
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The time has come: Veranda Street bridge project starts this week
The state’s rapid-fire demolition and replacement of an aging highway overpass in Portland will close Veranda Street starting Monday and a busy stretch of highway for more than three days starting Friday.
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Man killed when ejected from vehicle, run over on Interstate 95 in Litchfield, police say
The Newport man was struck twice by vehicles after he was thrown from his truck in a collision Thursday night, authorities said.
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‘Be vigilant,’ drivers urged, with Maine on track for another deadly year for pedestrians
So far, 19 people have been hit by cars and died in 2021, more than double the fatalities for last year, as the state considers long-term plans to make roads safer for walkers, cyclists and drivers.