Jun-Jul Maine Trails 2023 for web

IN THIS ISSUE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Making connections. Collaboration is essential in this hardworking profession. By Eric Ritchie

CALENDAR
Upcoming MBTA events.

ON RAMP
A digest of recent transportation news.

COVER STORY
‘A lot of everything.’ Building the I-395/Route 9 Connector. By Betty Adams

MAINE NEWS
Traffic fatalities on the rise. Maine sees a 17 percent increase in traffic deaths.
Courageous. Remembering Maine Senator Christine Savage.

ASSOCIATION NEWS
Did someone say ‘challenge’? The MBTA 84th Annual Meeting in Freeport.
Oh! Orono! Transportation on Tap series goes “tubular” at Orono Brewing.

MEMBER NEWS
Gaining traction. Jordan Equipment Company expands with Augusta branch. By Kathryn Buxton
Dysart’s is No. 1. Food and Wine loves Maine’s favorite truck stop.

MAINEDOT VIEW
A big step. The Maine Legislature passes funding legislation for a more sustainable Highway Fund. By Bruce Van Note

EXIT RAMP
Mapping the future. In the mid-1940s, the U.S. was planning for a major highway building spree.