In this issue
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
8 A productive year. Thank you to MBTA members. By Michelle Ibarguen
ON RAMP
10 The Owl Man at Logan Airport.
COVER STORY
12 Maine contractors and friends Hike for Hope. Funds raised for suicide prevention. By Betty Adams
MAINEDOT NEWS
20 Briefs from the MaineDOT newsroom.
24 Active transportation: safety and statewide benefits. By Dakota Hewlett
ASSOCIATION NEWS
26 MBTA Young Professionals and WTS-Maine tackle Baxter.
MAINE NEWS
34 In Memoriam: Gene Fadrigon
MEMBER NEWS
40 ACEC Maine honors excellence in engineering.
46 Roger Pomerleau honored for lifetime achievement.
EXIT RAMP
48 Senator Margaret Chase Smith brings NASA to Maine.
Andover makes history with early satellite earth station.
On the cover: Construction and transportation industries support Maine’s first Hike for Hope for suicide prevention.
Cover photo: Sebastian Bennage.