traffic safety
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2024
Portland considers reverting High and State streets to two-way traffic
Hoping to piggyback on an already-funded Maine DOT project, city officials are reviving a proposal that they say could minimize crashes and increase pedestrian safety.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2024
Upgrades proposed for high-crash Cape Elizabeth intersection
Options to be voted on by the Town Council Sept. 9 include a roundabout or sharper corners.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2024
Residents ask for lower speed on Sligo Road
A sign posting the speed limit at 35 mph was found to be incorrect, as the state had set the road at 45 mph. About 60 residents have petitioned to reduce it.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2024
Cumberland roundabout funding awaits congressional approval
Funding for the roundabout at the intersection of Route 100/Gray Road and Skillin and Blackstrap roads in Cumberland is part of a $52 million allotment for the Maine Department of Transportation.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2024
Kennebunkport reviews Dyke Road crash data
The intersection at Dyke Road and Goose Rocks Road has seen 10 crashes in the past 10 years, Kennebunkport police chief says.
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PublishedJune 11, 2024
Federal funding requested for West Cumberland roundabout
The roundabout would make the Route 100 intersection safer and could boost economic development, the town says.
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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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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Solar eclipse expected to trigger another rare event: Traffic jams in rural Maine
Public safety officials said Sunday they feel prepared to handle whatever comes their way, though no one knows how heavy traffic could be or how many people will flood central Maine and beyond.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.6% in 2023, the 2nd straight yearly drop
The declines come even though people are driving more, but even with the decline, almost 41,000 people were killed on the nation’s roadways.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Buxton Notes: March 21
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