June 12, 2017
NEW YORK, NY – Indhira Figuereo, vice president and head of the Northeast aviation practice at WSP USA, will participate in a panel discussion on airport development as part a Transportation Construction and Design Conference to be held on June 15th at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.
One in a series of conferences sponsored by the Commercial Observer, the Planes, Trains and Urban Infrastructure Conference highlights the current construction boom in New York City and the area’s need for modern and expanded transportation infrastructure and modernized airports.
The panel in which Ms. Figuereo will participate, “Airport Development – Transforming the Region’s Airports for the Future,” will address projects currently under way to modernize and enhance operations and the passenger experience at the New York metropolitan region’s three major airports as well as additional steps that need to be taken to maintain state-of-the-art airport facilities well into the future.
“With work on the new Central Terminal at LaGuardia now under way and major modernization plans in the works for JFK and Newark-Liberty International airports, we are seeing billions of dollars in capital investments being made to provide world-class facilities for the traveling public,” said Ms. Figuereo. “By engaging the private sector in the airport development process, New York is leveraging its resources to be able to make the considerable capital investments needed over the next decade and beyond.”
Ms. Figuereo has extensive experience as a project manager, program/construction manager and civil engineer for aviation facilities throughout the Northeast. She has managed major projects at LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark-Liberty International Airport, and Westchester County Airport.
WSP USA provides a full range of planning, program management, design, and construction management services for aviation capital projects, including extensive experience in road and rail access to airports. Specialized services include strategic consulting, security system planning and design, environmental studies, access and transit studies, sustainability consulting, and financial and economic analysis. Active in aviation for more than 70 years, the firm is currently at work on aviation project at airports in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta.
WSP USA has helped shape the urban landscape of New York City with landmark transit and buildings projects. The firm serves the local market with approximately 1000 planning and engineering professionals based at its US headquarter in midtown Manhattan.
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