transportation
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PublishedMarch 20, 2025
Maine lawmakers advance effort to seek money for more EV subsidies
Republicans, who have criticized state efforts to promote electric vehicle sales, opposed tapping a regional source of funding. Maine exhausted its money for EV rebates in November.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2025
Long-term road project will detour traffic at Veterans Bridge and I-295
The project will add southbound access to I-295 at Exit 4 in an effort to relieve traffic congestion on Broadway and increase highway efficiency.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2025
Maine Turnpike Authority names new executive director
Former Air Force officer Andre Briere, the deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, is replacing Peter Mills, who retired last fall.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2025
Stuck railroad gates in Portland disrupt sleep, traffic at all hours
People in Woodfords Corner are worried about the safety of motorists driving around the gates and detouring onto narrow residential side streets.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2025
Portland Jetport’s parking expansion plan lands in court
Neighbors have appealed the city planning board's recent approval of a plan to add 265 long-term surface parking spaces at Maine's largest airport.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Breeze Airways adds nonstop flights from Maine to Ohio
Seasonal service from Portland International Jetport to Ohio starts in May, along with one-stop service to South Carolina.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2025
Gorham Connector gets more opposition than support in poll of residents
The Maine Turnpike Authority's $331 million toll highway plan is on hold after public opposition swelled last summer.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2025
Portland landowner balks at Downeaster train station proposal
Bill Black, owner of a large St. John Street property, is ready to fight the plan, but an Amtrak official says 'everything is still conceptual.'
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2025
Freight train speeds to increase up to 4 times in Maine
The increase will affect railroad crossings in Auburn, Lewiston, Monmouth, Winthrop, Waterville and beyond.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2025
Maine Turnpike Authority staying mum on executive director applicants
The search comes as the state agency reconsiders the stalled Gorham Connector proposal and rebounds from a scathing administrative review.
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