Former MTA Capital Construction chief navigated challenges both technical and political to guide completion of billions of dollars in projects to keep millions of city residents and visitors moving.
Andy Byford, a veteran of transit exec roles in London and Sydney, Australia, faces aging infrastructure and service issues as new transit agency president.
Commuters and travelers who cross the Hudson River by transit into New York City hope a just-finished track upgrade at Penn Station will improve recent delays, derailments and other malfunctions.