Crews are now working on the sixth and final under-grade crossing of the LIRR Expansion Project.
LIRR
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) LIRR Expansion Project is closing the Main Street railroad crossing in Mineola. It marks the final LIRR Expansion Project grade crossing that is being eliminated. Since construction began on the LIRR Expansion Project just over two years ago, grade crossings at Covert Avenue and S. 12th Street in New Hyde Park, New Hyde Park Road in Garden City, two crossings at Willis Avenue in Mineola, School Street in Westbury and Urban Avenue in New Cassel also have been closed.
Suffolk Construction
Suffolk Construction is one of the top industry players in Boston, where it’s headquartered, but it has also been steadily expanding its presence in New York, where Charlie Avolio has been leading the charge. Avolio, who previously worked at Turner, joined Suffolk Construction in 2016 as the company opened a new office in New York City and launched its bid to gain a share of the local market. He works closely with Will Whitesell, New York’s chief operating officer.
22. James C. McKenna
President and CEO, Hunter Roberts Construction Group
A civil engineer by training, James C. McKenna founded Hunter Roberts Construction Group in 2005 and built it into what is now a top 10 construction firm in the New York area. The company, which also has offices in Philadelphia and New Jersey, is the construction manager on Barry Diller’s conversion of Pier 55 into “Little Island” park jutting out into the Hudson River. The company has also been a partner on an ar