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York Toll Plaza construction moving into final phase next week

Maine Turnpike Authority Logo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2020
Erin Courtney
513-2982
ecourtney@maineturnpike.com
CONTACT: Dan Morin (MTA)
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dmorin@maineturnpike.com


York Toll Plaza construction moving into final phase next week

Motorists will travel through the new ORT lanes while cash toll booths are constructed

 YORK, Maine-Next week marks another construction milestone for the York Toll Plaza project located at Mile 8.8 on the mainline of the Maine Turnpike. Motorists will begin traveling through the newly constructed Open Road Tolling (ORT) lanes while construction crews work to build the cash lanes to the right in each direction.  Starting on Sunday night, October 18, 2020, northbound traffic will be shifted into the ORT lanes.  The following night, on Monday, October 19, southbound traffic will be shifted into the ORT lanes. The work scheduled for these dates is weather dependent. 

During this time, traffic will travel under the newly constructed ORT gantries and no tolls will be collected at this location, however, the equipment on the overhead gantries will remain in testing mode.  Motorists should not be concerned if while traveling under the gantries they see the same flash as they would in locations where ORT is live.  Customers will continue to pay their tolls at the existing plaza at Mile 7.  Traffic will remain in this configuration until the project is complete, which is scheduled for June of 2021. 

For more information on this project, please visit the link on our website:  maineturnpike.com/YorkToll.

Aerial view of construction of the York Toll Plaza

Computer generated aerial view of York Toll Plaza