Every winter in Maine, I get more grumpy about driving. My driving, your driving, pretty much all of us. So let's go through the reasons I despise this.
The Maine Turnpike revealed a secret to most motorists this week. That there are underground tunnels below the new high-speed toll plazas across the state
If you plan on hitting the turnpike for a long distance, better gas up and fill your belly before hitting the road because the service plazas that exist in Gray and Cumberland are set to be closed down for renovations. According to the Portland Press Herald, those service plazas are set to be closed down for 9 weeks starting Monday, so that a new tenant can be put in place...
Looks like as early as today that MDOT may raise the speed limit on 295 to 70mph. Probably starting north of Tukey's Bridge. Then the Maine Turnpike Authority would follow by raising speeds to 70mph from Kittery to Scarborough and from Westbrook to West Gardiner...