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Christina Cassotis was born into aviation, with a father who served as a Marine fighter pilot flying Douglas A4s in Vietnam and then came home to fly for Pan Am Airlines.

Abandoned as a child and raised by her great-grandmother in Trinidad and Tobago, Judaline Cassidy dreamed of doing something impactful with her life.

Served in key leadership role during critical final stages of New York City’s effort to enact the first U.S. congestion pricing program, raising revenue to improve public transportation.

Led a team of state transportation agencies, contractors and technology providers on an effort to improve highway workzone safety with telematics data collected from construction equipment.

Deployed trenchless method called spiral wound lining on a Manhattan sewer project to mitigate disruptive effects of conventional open-trench repairs, including allowing the sewer to remain in service during construction.

Led team that conceived the idea for an innovative gantry system to place prefabricated bridge segments, enabling the first, $590-million phase of the Park Avenue Viaduct replacement to finish 21 months ahead of schedule.

Move follows Jan. 12 decision to lift hold on $6.2-billion Revolution Wind, with other halted east coast offshore wind projects awaiting legal relief.

Former contractor Louis Ciminelli pleads to one count of wire fraud, was ordered to forfeit $1.6 million and paid a $250,000 fine, with two N.Y. developers and a former state academic chief also agreeing to deal.

The Layton Bridge will be replaced with a modern two-lane, three-span composite steel I-girder bridge.

Scheduled to be completed for the fall term of 2027, the complex of apartment-style units will house approximately 780 upper class students.