Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel project earns top praise at PWC annual event.Professional Women in Construction (PWC) president Lenore Janis said the organization was proud to honor THE (Trans-Hudson Express) Tunnel project at its annual awards ceremony. "This $7.4 billion project has tremendous potential for our industry--creating terrific opportunities and benefits for everyone in our region," said Janis. THE Tunnel will double commuter rail capacity between New Jersey and New York, enhancing mobility and fostering job growth in the region. Janis announced PWC's Project Recognition Award for the THE Tunnel being developed by the NJ Transit and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and paid tribute to the teams helping to advance the project: THE Partnership, P.E.--Parsons Brinkerhoff, STV STV Single Transferable Vote STV Star Trek: Voyager STV Samanyolu TV (Turkey) STV Satellite Television STV Scottish Television STV Stranglethorn Vale (World of Warcraft computer game) Inc. and DMJM DMJM Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall (architecture, engineering, and construction services firm) Harris; THE Consortium, CM, a tri-venture of Tishman Construction Corp., Parsons Transportation Group, and Arup; and Transit Link Consultants, Systra and Parsons Brinkerhoff, who are conducting the environmental analysis. The PWC event attracted a capacity crowd of high-ranking leaders from the business, environmental, labor, construction, transportation and planning communities to the Grand Ballroom of The Yale Club in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to cheer THE Tunnel set to launch in 2009. Anthony Coscia, chairman of The Port Authority of NY & NJ, said that the project recognized the need to alleviate the traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. clogging the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge George Washington Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge across the Hudson River, between Manhattan borough of New York City and Fort Lee, N.J.; constructed 1927–31. It is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. , improve mobility and upgrade the quality of people's lives. He said, too, that the Port Authority and NJ Transit would set an example "in the way we treat our vendors and contractors." Warrington, who accepted the award on behalf of all involved parties, praised Coscia for having made "an extraordinary difference." He applauded PWC Special Recognition honoree Jan Walden, assistant executive director, Office of Business Diversity, NJ Transit Corporation, and NJ Transit Board Member Flora Castillo, for their efforts to increase participation of women and minority-owned firms. Warrington also paid tribute to the bi-state support of New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and New York City Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff Daniel L. Doctoroff (born July 11, 1958) is Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding for the City of New York. Under the leadership of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Doctoroff has overseen one of the city’s most dramatic economic resurgences, spearheading the effort ; MTA executive director and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Lee Sander; and NJ TRANSIT assistant executive director of Capital Planning and Programs Richard R. Sarles. PWC gave Special Recognition Awards to members Dorothy Wasaiak, president and founder, Green Engineering Project Construction Corp. (GEPC GEPC General Electric Power Company ), and Kiwesa King-Yara, PE, president, SureTech Engineering, PC. GEPC, a woman-owned firm, has been involved in numerous green building design and construction projects throughout the East Coast. Wasiak was a featured speaker at the recent "Green Roofs--Green New York" workshop presented by Earth Pledge and Green Roofs For Healthy Cities. In 2001, King-Yara established SureTech Engineering, P.C. to provide fire protection engineering Fire protection engineering (also known as fire engineering or fire safety engineering) is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke. and construction management consulting. A certified W/MBE, SureTech is growing rapidly and serving public and private sector clients. Event sponsors were THE Consortium; THE Partnership; NJ Transit; Port Authority of NY & NJ; SYSTRA; and Granite Construction Northeast, Inc. |
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