MaineDOT Ceremony to Honor Former Crewmembers
Vehicle procession and memorial event honoring the memory of James Brown and Dwayne Campbell, MaineDOT employees lost in work-zone incident January 13.
(AUGUSTA – February 27, 2026) The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will hold a memorial procession from the MaineDOT Fairfield Training Center to the Augusta Civic Center Saturday, February 28 to honor the memories of fallen MaineDOT employees James Brown and Dwayne Campbell. The procession will include vehicles from MaineDOT, regional partners, and departments of transportation from across and beyond New England.
Following the procession, MaineDOT will host a memorial ceremony for James and Dwayne at the Civic Center. The Maine State Police Pipe and Drum Corps will perform in remembrance of their fellow public service colleagues. Attendees are asked to enter through the North Wing.
Of note
The procession will depart Fairfield and travel south on I-95 at 12:00 noon. Motorists along the interstate may experience brief impacts.
The memorial service will begin at 1:15 p.m. in the Civic Center’s Grand Ballroom. Seating will be limited to the venue’s capacity of 500 attendees.
Media logistics
Media are welcome at both the Fairfield departure and the Augusta Civic Center ceremony. Those attempting to obtain footage along I-95 are reminded to do so safely and from appropriate locations.
Parking at the Augusta Civic Center is limited; early arrival is encouraged.
MaineDOT crews will coordinate vehicle staging; participating plow units will arrive with plows and wings removed.