Road conditions

Maine road conditions right now

Every closure and crash 511 Maine is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-95 corridor page, and what the season does to Maine's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: 511 Maine, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

511 Maine

Maine's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

Maine highway cameras

Every 511 Maine camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

Corridor

I-95 conditions

The whole I-95 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Drawbridges

Maine drawbridges

Where the movable spans are and the federal opening rule for each.

Mile markers

Mile markers in Maine

How Maine numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in Maine

What the 511 Maine feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across Maine

I-95 is the spine, Kittery, Portland, Augusta, Bangor, then the long run north to Houlton, about 302 miles. I-295 splits off at Portland and hugs the coast through Brunswick before rejoining I-95. US-1 follows the coast the whole way, Ogunquit, Camden, Bar Harbor traffic, and eventually Fort Kent. US-2 crosses the state east to west through Bangor and the western mountains toward New Hampshire.

What the season does to Maine's highways

Winter is the story north of Portland. Snow and ice on I-95 through the woods north of Bangor, long gaps between exits, and moose at dawn and dusk. On the coast, nor'easters flood US-1 in the low spots. MaineDOT posts closures and conditions on 511 Maine by route and mile.

Before a Maine road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open 511 Maine for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The Maine cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-95 corridor page carries alerts for every state the route crosses, not only Maine.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same 511 Maine alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the 511 Maine feed held 45 unique reports, including 12 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were US-1, US-201 and US-202. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in Maine right now?

The map above shows every full closure 511 Maine is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open 511 Maine.

Where do I check Maine road conditions?

511 Maine is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same 511 Maine feed and adds the Maine cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the 511 Maine feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same 511 Maine alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. 511 Maine alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.