Maine Turnpike authority
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
Gorham Connector plan’s public review timeline gets extended
The Maine Turnpike Authority says the extension will help to ensure the process is thorough 'if the project goes forward.'
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
Smiling Hill Farm’s historic legacy could foil Gorham Connector plan
The Maine Turnpike Authority has known for years that the farm was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places – but has never publicly disclosed that or its potential impact on the controversial highway project.
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PublishedJune 27, 2024
Peter Mills stepping down as head of Maine Turnpike Authority
Gov. Janet Mills' brother, who has served as executive director of the quasi-governmental agency since 2011, said his health factored into his decision to not seek reappointment in September.
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PublishedMay 24, 2024
Maine Turnpike officials weigh organizational changes suggested in scathing report
The executive director and chair of the board of directors said they are reviewing recommendations from an outside arbitrator and believe many of them would be good steps.
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PublishedMay 23, 2024
Report says former Maine Turnpike executive threatened and intimidated employees for years
The internal report, obtained by the Press Herald, provides a scathing look at the agency and its former chief financial officer, Doug Davidson.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Maine State Police investigate fatal crash on Maine Turnpike in Wells
A 53-year-old woman from Albion was killed in the 4-vehicle pileup that brought southbound traffic to a standstill Friday morning.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
As eclipse seekers arrived, Maine’s roads grew unusually crowded
On the Maine Turnpike, it felt like Labor Day, while rural roads bore a rare press of traffic.
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Solar eclipse expected to trigger another rare event: Traffic jams in rural Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Lack of snow takes pressure off Maine’s plowing budgets, workforce
State agencies and municipal public works departments saved money allocated for snowstorm response, but diverted some of that to deal with major flooding in December and January.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Opposition mounts before public meeting on proposed Gorham Connector route
The Maine Turnpike Authority has invited the public to a meeting on Monday to learn more about its plan to build a 5-mile, 4-lane highway from the turnpike in South Portland to the Gorham Bypass.
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