Troopers diverted traffic around the wreck while crews worked to remove the overturned tractor-trailer.
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Cost to fix Maine’s busiest highway bridge 50% higher than expected
The $52.6 million project on the Interstate 95 bridge between Maine and New Hampshire is more expensive because of elaborate measures needed to keep traffic moving during construction.
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Crashes slow morning commute near Portland
The Maine Turnpike Authority reported multiple crashes on I-95 and I-295 Tuesday morning.
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Rollover crash in Wells cleared
The 2 p.m. crash involved a single vehicle. Someone was ejected from the car, but a condition or extent of that person’s injuries was not immediately known.
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Mills has ‘Welcome Home’ sign installed at Maine’s southern border
The sign on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery is meant to send a message of welcome and inclusion, the Democratic governor says.
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Mills moving ahead with plans to change sign that greets visitors on turnpike
The ‘Open for Business’ sign former Gov. Paul LePage put up on the highway in Kittery should be changed to ‘Welcome Home’ in roughly three weeks.
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Messy mix of rain, snow to give way to blast of cold
The two-day storm clears out after dropping more than 8 inches of snow in inland areas, causing numerous accidents and leaving up to 8,000 without power Wednesday afternoon.
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Slippery morning commute leads to crashes, including several on Maine Turnpike
The fast-moving storm dropped a few inches of snow just in time for the morning commute.
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Maine State Police to step up enforcement of ‘move over’ law
The crackdown comes after two state police cruisers were rear-ended while in breakdown lanes of the Maine Turnpike.
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Another Maine trooper is injured in rear-end turnpike crash
Trooper Ryan Keller was parked in the breakdown lane of the Maine Turnpike with his emergency lights flashing when his cruiser was struck from behind.