A project to improve the traffic flow of various points throughout Old Orchard Beach and Saco could be implemented next year.
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Maine Turnpike Authority warns of ‘smishing’ scam to collect phony toll charges
The scam involves text messages that appear to be from the Maine Turnpike Authority claiming there is an unpaid E-ZPass toll and threatening an additional fee if not paid immediately.
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Portland City Council votes to restore two-way traffic on State and High streets
In a unanimous vote, the council voted to transform the streets as part of a larger project in coordination with the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Portland City Council panel endorses plan for two-way State and High streets
Though the move signals progress on the long-considered conversion, project overseer Jeremiah Bartlett said, ‘We’re much closer to the beginning of this than we are the end.’
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Labor Day weekend traffic on Maine Turnpike up slightly from 2023
Friday was the busiest day of the holiday weekend, the Maine Turnpike Authority said.
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Piscataqua River Bridge reopens after police shooting on I-95
The bridge was shut down Thursday morning after police shot and killed a man on I-95, later finding an 8-year-old child dead inside the man’s car.
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Railroad track work to close parts of Read St., Brighton Ave. in Portland
A section of Read Street will be closed Wednesday and a stretch of Brighton Avenue will be closed Thursday to accommodate railroad crossing work.
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Augusta area prepares for Ironman 70.3 Maine triathletes, spectators
Road closures and traffic pattern changes will accommodate about 2,000 athletes and spectators next Sunday for the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Maine.
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Kennebunkport reviews Dyke Road crash data
The intersection at Dyke Road and Goose Rocks Road has seen 10 crashes in the past 10 years, Kennebunkport police chief says.
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Roux Institute approved to build campus at former B&M Baked Beans site
Portland’s planning board approved construction of the graduate school and research center in East Deering, but concerns about traffic remain.