Maine Turnpike

The last time Maine saw an exit expansion in the state was back in 2004 when Exit 86 in Sabattus opened up on the Turnpike.

As Portland continues to grow, so does our infrastructure.

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.

Mary Jo Hefferon is sought in connection with a stolen Ford F150 pickup in Rochester but crashed a Chevy on the Maine Turnpike Monday.

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.

Did you ever wonder how Maine State Police communicated to each other on the Maine Turnpike? If you blow past an officer at 90 mph, does that officer call up the next one up the Turnpike a few miles and give a heads up? Well, check out this live Maine Turnpike scanner. It's super interesting and shows the incredible professionalism that these Maine men and women show with their job. It's worth a listen and you might hear someone you know get pulled over!

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.

According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, 992,000 are expected to travel the Turnpike this weekend! That's a 1.5% increase over last year.

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.