Maine Turnpike
Maine Turnpike looking at open road tolling at New Gloucester plaza
Posted Sat, 2007-11-17 10:00
Maine Turnpike is doing its first open road tolling at the New Gloucester mainline plaza north of Portland. It will probably be a single lane each direction and most of the cash lanes on either side will be retained, a spokesman says. Preliminary estimate of the cost is $4m.266 words read more »
Maine Turnpike trip to Vienna IBTTA generates a story at home but the Turnpike got it out first
Posted Fri, 2007-10-05 20:24
Type
'Maine Turnpike' and 'Vienna' in a Google search box and you'll see
that the Turnpike delegation of five attending the IBTTA annual
conference in Vienna is big news back home. The list of stories goes on
for several pages. Most of them are variants of an AP story by Francis
X Quinn though one or two others picked up on it separately.914 words read more »
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Maine Turnpike getting new $13m digs
Posted Sun, 2007-07-01 11:45
Maine Turnpike Authority's board has authorized it to seek bids for construction of new head offices costing $13m. The three story building of 55k sq ft (5,000m2) will be located near the main Portland airport, just off the Turnpike. Administrative staff are presently located in a suburban shopping plaza style single story building, and in other rented space nearby.255 words read more »
Maine Turnpike going to the dogs - artwise
Posted Thu, 2007-04-26 20:42
Maine Turnpike has chosen William Wegman, the artist who has made fame and fortune from silly but charming dog pictures to be their illustrator. Some kinds of doggery is going to be on display in three huge murals the Turnpike is buying for $102k.
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