Maine Chapter - American Public Works Association

Seventh Annual Highway Congress
and Snowplow Rodeo

Held June 4, 1998, Skowhegan Fairgrounds

The Maine Chapter APWA put on the 7^th Annual Highway Congress on June 4^th and the event drew a record 119 vendors as well as over 1,000 visitors from 140 Maine communities. What follows are photographs from the day's events.

For information and photographs from the
6th Annual Maine State Snowplow Rodeo - click here.

For information and photographs from the
Time Out for Training Program by the Local Roads Center - click here.

View of the Midway from atop the Grandstands

(above photo by Jon Campbell, PW Director, Millinocket, all other photos by Mike Claus, Brunswick Public Works Dept.)

Paving Demo by Pike Industries

Enterprise Trenchless Technologies, Inc. sets up early in the day for a directional boring demonstration pulling a 4" pipe under the midway.

Mark Hagar, Inc. workers install a StreetPrint demo in the fresh paving course. The design was later colored brick red (below right) and looks like the real thing, except it is stamped asphalt!

White Sign display gives everyone a hands on chance to view the latest in roll-up work zone signs.

Vendor displays for Equipment Depot, Gorham Tractor and Hertz Equipment Rental

Vendors in the E - Section, WH Shurtleff and RC Hazelton discuss their wares with visitors.

John Foster, Vice-President, MC-APWA and Chair of the event checks his program to find out what demo is next.

Tom Martin, Secretary, MC-APWA (white hat) pauses outside the registration window while Cathy Callahan, MMA, Joan Kiselzy, MMA and Anne Banger, Treasurer, MC-APWA tend to business.

John Foster and Greg Dore, President, MC-APWA tour the grounds to announce on-going demonstrations.