“Valerie is an invaluable member of my Administration and I am pleased to have her counsel as we work to improve our local economies, bring reform to State government and ease the burden on New York’s taxpayers,” Governor Paterson said. “Her experiences, and particularly her knowledge of finance and health policy, will be critical in the coming months and I welcome Valerie to her new role as Director of State Operations.”
Governor David A. Paterson today announced the appointment of Jay Walder to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Mr. Walder is a Partner in McKinsey’s London office and the Global Leader of McKinsey’s Infrastructure Practice, where he specializes in the areas of large-scale capital investments, public-private partnerships and urban transit. From 1983 to 1995, he served in a variety of positions within the MTA, including Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 1995.
MTA Metro-North President Howard Permut has announced the appointment of Raymond Burney as Senior Vice President of Administration, Robert C. MacLagger as Vice President of Planning and Seth J. Cummins as Vice President, General Counsel. These additions to the railroad's management team come at pivotal time as the railroad embarks on a five-year strategic business plan.
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee today announced construction is beginning on a $407 million project to rehabilitate the Alexander Hamilton Bridge between Bronx and New York counties. “In these extraordinary fiscal times, the focus of New York State is on jobs,” said Governor David A. Paterson. “More than 9,700 jobs are expected to be created or retained during the length of this project, putting people to work at a time of crisis unseen in generations. The rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge will also serve to benefit the entire northeast corridor, improving safety and relieving congestion on this critical link along Interstate 95.”
City of Rome Department of Public Works forces will begin demolishing the abandoned building structures at 701 Lawrence St. and 1201 E. Dominick St. within the next several weeks as part of a municipal Brownfield project that is being partially funded by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Environmental Restoration Program (ERP).
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T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, has named Joseph E. McKeever as Vice President and Surface Transportation Director for the East Region. Mr. McKeever comes to TYLI with more than 35 years of experience that includes successfully managing major civil infrastructure projects, as well as growing a consultant practice for a large multinational consultant firm in New England. In his new role, Mr. McKeever will direct the strategic planning for TYLI’s East Region (which includes the New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Mid-Atlantic States down to North Carolina) under the leadership of Regional Director, Robert Radley. "TYLI’s appointment of Joe McKeever will enable us to build on our current successes and advance our position as a leading edge provider of solutions to the surface transportation market. Joe’s role will be to help the firm fully expand this Line of Business along the Eastern Seaboard. We are very excited to have him on board,” said Radley.
Mayer Horn, P.E., PTOE, PTP recently joined Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI), an engineering, planning and construction inspection/management firm, as senior transportation planner in its Babylon, New York office. Mr. Horn, a professional engineer, professional traffic operations engineer, and professional transportation planner, has over 40 years of planning and engineering experience that includes managing transportation and logistics planning studies.
Eric Thorkildsen, P.E., recently joined Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI), an engineering, planning and construction engineering/management firm, as Vice President. A specialist in structural inspections and seismic design, Mr. Thorkildsen will be working with GPI’s branch offices throughout the eastern United States to further develop these services. A professional engineer in eight states, Mr. Thorkildsen has 25 years of experience in transportation structures. He spent the first half of his career working for the transportation departments in New Jersey and California, and the second half of his career developing specialty inspection and design services for private consultants.
