Traffic on the Maine Turnpike has become increasingly sparse as Mainers have followed government guidance to stay near home and limit nonessential travel.

Daily traffic dropped by 20 percent between Monday and Friday of last week, according to data provided by the Maine Turnpike Authority. Last Friday, there were about 155,700 vehicles on the road, less than half the number on the same day a week before.

Weekend traffic was down by almost 50 percent from the same period last year. On Sunday, fewer than 81,000 vehicles drove on the turnpike, almost 57 percent below the same day in 2019.

“It really just shows a record of how rapidly commerce has deteriorated,” said turnpike authority Executive Director Peter Mills. “It is a very good proxy

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