Maine Turnpike

he Maine Turnpike Authority posted a great throwback post from 2000 where they told us some of the incredible and hilarious questions people ask the wonderful toll operators working the tolls on the turnpike. There are some real doozies.

Despite being around for more than a decade, motorists continue to make the same EZ Pass mistake on the Maine Turnpike.

I have mixed feelings about this one and it all comes down to what the solution will be.

Over the past 30 years, Portland's suburbs have burst with people and that leads to some serious traffic.

The driver of the truck took "evasive action" to avoid a collision under the Wilson Road overpass on Route 95.

Here they come! The tourists flock back to Maine this long weekend and our friends at the Maine Turnpike are expecting traffic levels to be much heavier than last year.

Well, here we are. Memorial Day Weekend in Maine. The unofficial kickoff to summer and the millions of tourists who spend literally BILLIONS of dollars in our lovely state. But not this year. And with each long weekend in Maine, one of the big issues is having to deal with tons of traffic on the Maine Turnpike. Again, not this year.

Those with an E-Z Pass won't even have to slow down coming off the 'pike onto I-295, and soon drivers getting on the 'pike from I-295 will be able to do so at highway speeds also, as soon as that side is finished.

The Maine DOT is installing new electronic signs to let drivers know travel times to points on the highway, but it makes me wonder if this is even necessary.

3 years, 2 projects and 70 million dollars and it all starts this spring on I-95.

When I was able to pause the video at the right point I found out my hunch was right. It is a Maine turnpike sign, in fact, it's the sign for the Wells/Sanford exit.

No it's not a publicity stunt. It's just someone who's a huge fan of the movie. Have you seen the custom Jurassic Park car driving around?

We've got a problem on the Maine Turnpike and it needs to be fixed.

12 alternatives are listed to fix Portland traffic problems, including surge pricing, carpool lanes and adding tolls to I-295

"The MTA expects traffic to be up 1.6 percent over last year's Memorial Day weekend. Approximately 978,000 vehicles are predicted to travel the turnpike over the four-day period of Friday through Monday. The heaviest traffic northbound is expected to occur on Friday between the hours of 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

Maine State Police catch up with an alleged highway thief who skirted more than $1,300 in tolls using stolen license plates