LEWISTON ( AP) — The Maine Turnpike Authority is expected to close this week on the purchase of a closed motel in Lewiston that will be knocked down to create a park-and-ride lot with at least 75 spots.
Executive Director Peter Mills says the purchase is part of a $24 million project to overhaul Exit 80.
Mills tells the Sun Journal the MTA has the former motel under contract for $400,000.
The coming work at Exit 80 is a four-part, multi-year project that includes new ramps.
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