The agency will also be spending some security-related money$500 million for the next capital program plus the remainder of $500 million in the last and will seek consultants on various security-related jobs, Crawford said.
Another panelist, Douglas Curry, regional director for the New York State Dept. of Transportation, emphasized the importance of a $2.9-billion bond issue to be voted on this November. The money would divid funds between the state DOT and the MTA. He noted that the NYSDOT is reorganizing internally, creating different departments for design and construction, operations and planning and policy. Creating key freight centers throughout the state will be key, he said. As for design-build legislation, were optimistic it will come, he said. Were ready to go with design-build.