Maine Turnpike

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

Let's take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? Before there was an EZ Pass system that matched convenient with flat fees, there was a much more archaic toll system that was used on the Maine Turnpike. One that involved ticketing and a wild price guide...

We've all been cruising along down the Maine Turnpike when someone blows past us on the left. But it's not typical (thankfully) for someone to blow past us in a complete blur. But that's exactly what happened on the Maine Turnpike on June 6th, when they nabbed a driver going 139 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone...

Are you ready for the weekend? Get ready for tourists coming into our great state and many of us Mainers going on road trips.

It is impossible to escape the bright orange work zone signs that can be spotted anywhere across the state of Maine. Construction is constant, improvements are always being made, and the signs letting you know when you're entering a work zone have become as common in our mind a stop sign...

If you use Maine Turnpike exit 44 in Scarborough that connects to I-295, you may want to find an alternate route for a while.

What may have started as a moronic prank turned into a small dose of mayhem Monday morning when two people stole a front loader and drove it the wrong way on the Maine Turnpike, causing multiple accidents. According to WGME, the incident happened between the Gray-New Gloucester toll plaza and the Auburn exit on the Maine Turnpike...

Here we go! The 4th of July in Maine. We've just heard from Maine Turnpike officials who tell us this will be their busiest evah. Over 1.1 million vehicles are expected to travel on Turnpike, an incrase of 3% from last year.   PEAK TIMES THIS WEEKEND 10:00 AM on Friday traffic northbound is expected to be heavy, with the peak hours between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  M...

According to the Portland Press Herald, 2015 was the best year in the Maine Turnpike's 69-year history and because of that, plans to widen a section between Portland and Falmouth might come to fruition sooner. In 2015, the Maine Turnpike raked in $128...