Photos from the 2011 New York State Highway and Public Works Expo

Retired Superintendent of Highways Bob Ayers and the Town of Avon

If you had come looking for the town of Avon’s highway barn several years ago, you’d be directed to a cramped old structure that was so narrow workers had to remove the wings on the plows to park indoors. Before they could deal with the snow, they had to mount them all over again. Click for more

Highway Superintendent Ron Brown and the Town of Hinsdale

The town does have its own name on an exit from Route 17, but there’s nothing that says big city around Hinsdale. The lovely valley town is nestled between two busy highways and two active train lines. The second, less busy railroad line was re-activated to support the Persian Gulf War according to Ron Brown, highway superintendent. Click for more

Superintendent of Highways Gael Appler Sr. and the Town of Marlborough

While the 2011 hurricane season was leaving its marks up and down the east coast of the United States, Gael Appler Sr., town of Marlborough superintendent, was remembering another hurricane, in another year.

“We had a lot of tree damage and water damage,” Appler said of 1999’s Hurricane Floyd. Click for more

Superintendent of Highways Joanne Graham and the Town of Dover

A lot of people say that someday they’d like to give back to their community, if given the chance. Joanne Graham is one of those few who actually has.

Joanne was born and raised in Wingdale, N.Y., in the town of Dover.

“My family owned and operated Mostachetti Brothers, a local grocery and liquor store. Click for more

Superintendent of Highways Bob Hite and the Town of Osceola

While most people’s idea of a “typical winter” does not include 350 inches of snow, even when it makes national news, heavy snowfall is not what keeps Bob Hite, highway superintendent of Osceola, awake at night. Instead, it’s the heavy trucks that use seasonal roads out of season and the frequent washouts along the numerous waterways. Click for more