In this issue
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
6 Long-Term Transportation Funding is Something Everyone Should Get Behind. By Erik Wiberg
ON RAMP
10 Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Transportation.
COVER STORY
12 Transportation is Connections: Solving the Puzzle Together. 74th Maine Transportation Conference. By Betty Adams
FEATURE STORY
20 Meet the 2025 MBTA Scholars. 18 Students Receive Grants from MBTA Ed Foundation.
MAINEDOT NEWS
26 Briefs from the MaineDOT newsroom.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
30 Bridging Generations at Orono. 2025 Scholarship Banquet at UMaine.
GUEST COLUMNS
36 Hard Hats, High Stakes: Protecting Lives in Maine’s Work ZonesBy Andre Briere
38 A Guide to Maine Employment Laws in 2026. By Jon Portanova
MEMBER NEWS
44 Reed & Reed Announces Leadership Promotions.
44 Crooker Construction is 100% Employee Owned!
EXIT RAMP
48 The Frankford Avenue Bridge.
On the cover: 74th Maine Transportation Conference
