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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Posted inKennebunk Post
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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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Federal funding requested for West Cumberland roundabout
The roundabout would make the Route 100 intersection safer and could boost economic development, the town says.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inMaine
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.
Posted inNation & World, News
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.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton Notes: March 21
Stop for school buses Buxton Police Department reports seeing “too many vehicles not stopping for school buses” while picking up children. Under Maine law, passing a stopped school bus is a Class E crime and drivers face a minimum $250 fine for a first offense and a mandatory 30-day license suspension for a second offense […]
Posted inMaine, News
New 260-unit apartment complex approved in Augusta
Development of the market-rate apartments is expected to bring traffic to the intersection of Eight Rod and Old Belgrade roads.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buxton intersection due for state makeover
Plans call for a rotary to be installed at the intersection of Broadturn and Portland roads and Route 22.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Accidents on rise at little roundabout in Gorham’s Little Falls
The traffic circle at Routes 202 and 237 is too small by today’s standards, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.