Replacing the Maine Turnpike’s busiest toll plaza has been in the works since 2018, and was supposed to be completed this month.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Memorial Day weekend promises return of heavy traffic to Maine roads
Travel analysts predict a huge rebound from a year ago, when strict quarantine rules and closed hotels, restaurants and campgrounds kept many would-be travelers at home.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine tourism shrank 27% last year, hampered by pandemic restrictions
Though visits and spending plunged, the decline wasn’t as bad as many feared, and relaxed travel and business rules bode well for the industry this summer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Amtrak Downeaster to resume full service in May
The popular passenger rail service will resume 5 daily round trips and adjust its schedule to add midday trips to and from Boston.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Maine State Police to step up traffic enforcement
A policy of not enforcing some minor traffic infractions, put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, is ending.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tens of thousands traveled for winter holiday in Maine
Despite bad winter weather and an unrelenting pandemic, thousands of drivers were on the Maine Turnpike last weekend.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine road deaths up in 2020 despite fewer motorists amid pandemic
The overall number of crashes dropped by about 9,000 compared to 2019.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Despite warnings, thousands of Mainers expected to travel for holidays
Winter holiday travel will be far less prevalent than in previous years, but many will still hit the road as public officials urge caution amid the raging pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
‘Mom’s worth it’: U.S. holiday travel surges despite outbreak
Many people at airports this week thought long and hard about whether to go somewhere and found a way to rationalize it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Health officials fear post-Thanksgiving surge despite low travel numbers in Maine
Traffic on the state’s roads last week hit the lowest point since May, but concerns linger that those who did travel could spark new coronavirus infections.