This session will give an overview and status of the Port Authority capital plan including impacts associated with the COVID pandemic and the timing of upcoming projects such as the Lincoln Tunnel Helix replacement, the JFK Airport redevelopment program, the remainder of the “Restore the George Program” and state of good repair projects at Ports, PATH, Tunnels and Bridges and Aviation Facilities.

The 2020-2024 MTA Capital Program is the largest in the agency’s history—70% larger than any previous program. More than 80% of the Capital Program is dedicated to maintaining and improving the existing system of subways, buses and commuter railroads that gets nearly 5 million people where they need to go every day, even during the ongoing pandemic.

MTA Construction & Development was formed to consolidate all capital projects under one umbrella with a goal of building faster, better and cheaper. Through strong project management and improved business practices, the agency is doing just that, with more than $8 billion in projects initiated in 2021 and more to come this year.

This presentation will present the opportunities coming in the wake of a $2.3-billion project to replace the I-81 viaduct in Syracuse, New York. Attendees will learn about the efforts by the New York State DOT to rectify the viaduct’s checkered past as an example of infrastructure that divided a neighborhood and the construction work that is expected to take place over the next half-dozen years.

ENR Transportation Editor Aileen Cho hosts a “fireside chat” with Shawn Wilson, President of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. This session will set New York/New Jersey regional transportation issues in the context of the national transportation scene.