Driving to Maine? Good luck
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When 8-year-old Gianna Micalizzi saw the traffic from the White Mountains in New Hampshire to Boxford, Mass.,“Oh. My. God’’ was all she could say. Anthony Micalizzi, traveling with his wife and their four kids, was prepared for the drive, but his younger daughter was not, he told The Boston Globe.
Increased traffic to and from northern New England during the summer has made the commute a living hell—record-setting traffic has made weekend trips to mountains and less-crowded beaches much longer than a few hours, the Globe reports.
Toll transaction data shows that the number of vehicles driving on the Maine Turnpike has eclipsed the amount before 2008 recession, according to the Globe. And between June 29 and Aug. 23, Hampton Beach tolls saw 5.15 million vehicles transaction, a 3.1 percent increase from last year.
Mary Maguire, the director of public and legislative affairs at AAA of southern New England, told the Globe gas prices have a lot to do with the traffic increase across the region. Good weather and an improved economy have also had an effect.
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