highway safety
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PublishedMay 23, 2024
Maine DOT deploys new sensor system to improve highway work zone safety
A new early warning system is in place to monitor traffic volume and speed at a pavement preservation project on Interstate 295 between Gardiner and Topsham.
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Spike in road fatalities prompts Maine officials to urge driver safety
So far this year, 42 people have died on Maine roads, an increase over 29 deaths at this time in 2023, but the numbers have seesawed up and down since 2020.
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
Ford is under investigation for Bronco Sport gas leaks. U.S. says its remedy doesn’t fix the problem
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Friday that the probe will 'evaluate the adequacy and safety consequences of the remedy' that Ford specifies in the recall.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
As eclipse seekers arrived, Maine’s roads grew unusually crowded
On the Maine Turnpike, it felt like Labor Day, while rural roads bore a rare press of traffic.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
Another View: Bring buttons and dials back to cars. Touch-screens distract drivers.
The screenification has gone too far. U.S. regulators should follow their European counterparts.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Monster blizzard is forecast to dump 10 feet of snow on mountains in California and Nevada
Meteorologists predict as much as 10 feet of snow is possible in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the weekend.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Portland Council hears update on Franklin Street redesign
The city plans to apply for federal funding and begin work later this decade on a project that was approved in 2015 in an effort to make the area safer for bicyclists and pedestrians while creating space to build housing.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Lawmakers hit the brakes on requiring snow and ice removal from cars and trucks
The bill would no longer require Mainers to clear the snow and ice from their vehicles, instead only imposing a fine if their uncleared cars lead to a crash or injury.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Traffic deaths in Maine hit highest number in 15 years
The preliminary number of highway deaths stood at 177 on Wednesday, making it the worst year since 2007, when 183 were killed on Maine roads.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
I-295 closure starts Friday for Veranda Bridge replacement
A busy stretch of Interstate 295 between Portland and Falmouth will be closed for 64 hours while workers replace an aging highway bridge.
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