maine turnpike authority
The archaic paradigm governing the Maine Turnpike Authority no longer serves Maine’s citizens and communities. [1]
E-ZPass is the electronic toll collection system offered by The Maine Turnpike Authority to Maine residents. [2]
The Maine Turnpike Authority has scrapped an unpopular plan to study whether tolls should be collected on Maine’s interstate system. [3]
E-ZPass allows you to pay your tolls electronically on the Maine Turnpike and on more than 40 toll highways, bridges and tunnels in 12 participating states. [4]
Recent Maine Turnpike toll increases, which feel a lot like highway robbery, provide fresh impetus to consider restructuring the Maine Turnpike Authority. [1]
Simply enter any trips that you typically take on the Maine Turnpike by selecting your point of entry and your exit. [...] We’ll show you the round trip cash toll amount and the amount you would pay with E-ZPass for a Class 1 passenger vehicle. [2]
Business plans provide businesses, large and small, with opportunities for greater efficiency, accountability and savings. [5]
A legislative committee authorized the turnpike authority last month to look at the feasibility of tolls on Interstate 295 — which runs from Scarborough to West Gardiner — and on Interstate 95 north of Augusta as a way to raise money to repair and maintain state roads and bridges. [3]
— More trips will offer savings to E-ZPass customers and the E-ZPass savings will be greater. [2]
Even as user numbers have shown little or negative growth in recent years, the new tolls verge on the extreme: a system-wide average increase of 55 percent for cash-paying customers, with selected discounts for those willing to ante up an extra $25 for an E-ZPass transponder. [1]
View live highway images for up-to-the-minute traffic conditions on the busiest sections of the Maine Turnpike. [4]
The agency went to the Legislature’s Transportation Committee in September with an offer to examine the issue, saying several individual lawmakers had asked it to do so. [3]
And on many trips, you’ll save money versus cash tolls. [2]
The committee authorized the study Sept. 26 because the state is “facing a crisis in transportation and how to pay for it,” Damon said. [3]
Sources:
[1] Maine Turnpike Authority takes its toll on motorists
[2] E-ZPass | Maine Turnpike Authority
[3] Turnpike authority scraps toll study | Portland Press Herald
[4] Welcome to the Maine Turnpike Authority
[5] E-ZPass Maine Service Center