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Busy Memorial Day Weekend Anticipated on Maine Turnpike

The Maine Turnpike Authority reports that more than 1 million vehicles are anticipated to travel the Maine Turnpike from Friday through Monday of this unofficial first weekend of summer. Friday is anticipated to be the busiest of all four days system wide. Peak traffic volumes and times are as read more…

The article: Busy Memorial Day Weekend Anticipated on Maine Turnpike, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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I-95 Ramps Temporarily Close in Maine This Week

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will be closing the I-95 Exit 138 on and off ramps in Clinton for two nights to accommodate paving work. The ramps will be closed from 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21st until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 22nd and from 9:00 p.m. on Monday, May 22nd until read more…

The article: I-95 Ramps Temporarily Close in Maine This Week, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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I-95 Ramp Closures in South Portland Starting Monday, May 22

The Maine Turnpike Authority reports that there will be a series of overnight ramp closures in the vicinity of Exit 45 in South Portland starting Monday, May 22 for approximately two weeks. The ramp closures will occur Monday through Thursday nights. They are necessary as part of the Exit 45 read more…

The article: I-95 Ramp Closures in South Portland Starting Monday, May 22, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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I-95 Ramp Closure in Clinton Begins May 21

The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing the I-95 Exit 138 on and off ramps in Clinton for two nights early next week to accommodate paving work.

The ramps will be closed from 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21st until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 22nd and from 9:00 p.m. on Monday, May read more…

The article: I-95 Ramp Closure in Clinton Begins May 21, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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10 Popular Roadside Attractions Along Maine’s Interstate 95

Maine is a big state and it’s portion of Interstate 95 is a long road. The highway enters Maine from the New Hampshire state line in Kittery and runs over 300 miles north to the Canadian border in Houlton. There’s lots to see and do along the way, and I-95 makes it easy to visit each one.

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The article: 10 Popular Roadside Attractions Along Maine’s Interstate 95, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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Maine I-95 Traffic Alert: Exit 48 Ramp to be Closed May 14 Through May 19

The Maine Turnpike Authority reports that starting at 6:30PM on Sunday, May 14, the Maine Turnpike (I-95) northbound ON ramp of Exit 48 (Westbrook) will be closed. It will reopen by 6:30PM on Friday, May 19. Drivers are asked to use Exit 47 (Rand Road) during this time. This ramp read more…

The article: Maine I-95 Traffic Alert: Exit 48 Ramp to be Closed May 14 Through May 19, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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Portland Area I-95 Ramp Closure Scheduled May 7 through May 12

The Maine Turnpike Authority reports that starting at 6:30PM on Sunday, May 7, the Maine Turnpike (I-95) northbound OFF ramp of Exit 48 (Westbrook) will be closed. It will reopen by 6:30PM on Friday, May 12. Drivers are asked to used Exit 47 (Rand Road) during this time. This ramp closure is read more…

The article: Portland Area I-95 Ramp Closure Scheduled May 7 through May 12, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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Work Begins for New I-95 Exit on Maine Turnpike in Saco

In December 2022, Maine Turnpike Authority awarded a $41.9 million contract to construct Exit 35 in Saco — the Authority’s first new interchange in over twenty years.This project emerged from a 2019 transportation study by the MTA, MaineDOT and the City of Saco that focused on how to address r read more…

The article: Work Begins for New I-95 Exit on Maine Turnpike in Saco, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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Maine DOT: I-95 Exit 1 Ramp to be Closed for Two Weeks Beginning Wednesday

The Maine Turnpike Authority announces that, beginning on Wednesday, February 22, the Exit 1 Southbound on-ramp in Kittery will be closed for approximately two weeks for construction activities related to the ongoing Part Time Shoulder Use (PTSU) project being managed by New Hampshire DOT. read more…

The article: Maine DOT: I-95 Exit 1 Ramp to be Closed for Two Weeks Beginning Wednesday, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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Maine Turnpike Arrives at the Seventy-five Year Mark This Tuesday

Back in December of 1947, Maine had more cows than people, had yet to have a television station, and you could buy a new Plymouth Deluxe-Six Business Coupe for $1,139—or a new Crosby for $888.

At the brand-new Maine Turnpike, travelers could, at last, avoid the at-times horrendous Route One t read more…

The article: Maine Turnpike Arrives at the Seventy-five Year Mark This Tuesday, was originally published on I-95 Exit Guide

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