In this issue
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
6 A Year of Change and Reflection. By Erik Wiberg
ON RAMP
10 MaineDOT Showcases Winter Storm Readiness.
COVER STORY
12 MBTA Marks the Retirement of Maria Fuentes. By Betty Adams
MAINEDOT NEWS
18 Briefs from the MaineDOT newsroom.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
22 2025 MBTA Convention: A Weekend with Family and Friends.
28 Building Wellbeing for Maine: 2025 Mental Health Summit.
32 PDH Tour, Brunswick Area Connections: A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That.
LETTERS TO MARIA
34 Letters to Maria Fuentes From Bruce Van Note, Alan Gould, Bruce Hubbard, Eric G. Ritchie, Tony Grande,Jason Griffiths, Conrad Welzel, Timothy Folster, Sen. Tim Nangle, Rep. Lydia Crafts, Roland Lavallee, George & Donalyn Macdougall
MEMBER NEWS
44 VHB Honored by ACEC for Southport Bridge Project.
46 Sargent Aquires E.L. Vining.
EXIT RAMP
48 Exploring the Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald 50 Years Later.
On the cover: Maria Fuentes
