ASHE NY Metro Half Day Event, Getting To The Shovel In The Ground, Keynote Speaker Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner, NYCDOT

Challenges of large projects requiring multiple agencies and owners to coordinate and cooperate through design and construction; specifically as the process relates to securing federal funding

i.e. getting to shovel in the ground

Panelists to include Owners, Permitting Agencies, Consultants and Contractors

PANEL 1: - Agencies/Owners - Focus on their large projects, their approach to coordination for some of their largest projects. Laying out the roadmap to Approval, Identifying risks, planning for beyond initial approval into permitting.

Invitees/Panelists (TBD):  PA, NYSDOT, NYCDOT, TBTA, NYCDDC, NYCEDC, Transit

PANEL 2: Permitting Agencies - Approval Process for large projects, particularly environmental, and securing federal funding and overall coordination for completion

Invitees/Panelists (TBD): FHWA, Army Corp, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, USCG, NYCDOT CEQR, NYDPR, OCMC

PANEL 3: Consultants/Contractors - Lessons learnt in Identifying stakeholders and champions to ensure success.  Maintaining good records.

Invitees/Panelists (TBD): Kiewit, Posillico, H&H, PTG, AECOM, AKRF, HNTB