And a looming storm may complicate things on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
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Canadian Pacific buying rail line connected to Lac-Megantic disaster
Canadian Pacific plans to buy Central Maine and Quebec Railway by year’s end in a deal worth an estimated $130 million, giving the transcontinental carrier access to ports in Searsport and Saint John, New Brunswick.
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Uber discriminated against blind woman with guide dog, panel rules
The Maine Human Rights Commission says Uber is responsible for a driver that refused a ride to a Falmouth woman and her service animal.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pedestrians should get our attention every day
Halloween has a lesson or two about making roads more safe for everyone.
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Southwest Airlines has a plan to ease noise from flights into Jetport
The airline hopes to get FAA approval for a new approach that will limit noise in South Portland neighborhoods. That process will take at least a year.
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Portland trying advanced stoplight technology on Franklin Street
The city is installing sensors at 10 intersections along the heavily used thoroughfare to assess the traffic and adjust signals in real time.
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Douglas Rooks: Transportation solution is simple, but not easy
Ultimately, we can’t maintain a viable road system without raising more money.
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Maine gets $61 million to replace 8 bridges, half of them on Interstate 295
The 2 federal grants also will help fund construction of spans in Franklin County and Madawaska.
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With no start date set, Maine-Nova Scotia ferry season may be extended
The season was originally planned to run from June to mid-October but no ferries have been allowed to use the Bar Harbor terminal.
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Midcoast awaits delayed Downeaster service as track testing rolls on
The rail authority now hopes to complete testing for a seasonal run to Rockland by Memorial Day next year.