Solving the Region’s Transportation Infrastructure Crisis
Will Be Focus Of Third Annual Conference Hosted by Iona College
February 5, 2010

Solving the crisis of the region’s outdated and deteriorating roads, bridges, rail lines, and other aspects of transportation infrastructure will be the focus of the Third Annual Infrastructure Conference to be hosted by Iona College on April 8.

Top-level business, political and labor leaders and government officials from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will address a number of topics during the forum entitled “CONFRONTING THE CRISIS: Solving Our Regional Transportation Infrastructure Issues.”

Program details are being finalized but among the prominent individuals expected to participate are New York Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch and Frank McArdle, a well known consultant to the private and public sectors. In addition, the state transportation commissioners from the tri-state region have been invited.

Speakers and panelists will discuss practical solutions and funding needed to bring the regional transportation infrastructure up to grade. The current needs and demands of key transportation links in the region including the Tappan Zee Bridge will be examined during the opening panel discussion.

Brother James A. Liguori, President of Iona College, said: “Iona is pleased to host this year’s conference on a topic that affects all of us who live in the tri-state area.”

For the first time, an advisory board composed of leaders in infrastructure sectors has been named to plan the Conference. Its members include: Michael Bazinet, Director, Corporate Communications, Terex Corporation; John Cooney Jr., President, Tilcon NY; Alfred B. DelBello, Partner, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP; Marsha Gordon, President, Business Council of Westchester; Frank McArdle, consultant to private industry and the public sector; Caryn McBride, Executive Editor of the Westchester, Fairfield and Hudson Valley Business Journals; William Mooney, President, Westchester County Association and Ross Pepe, President, Construction Industry Council of Westchester and the Hudson Valley.