November 20, 2013
Christopher LaTuso, PE, MBA Vice President, NY/NJ Transportation Business Group Manager HDR Inc., New York, NY
Mr. LaTuso, a UB alumnus, is a professional engineer with 23 years of experience in the complete design of highway,
bridge and transit rehabilitation and replacement projects from the scoping stages through construction inspection. Project
responsibilities have included project conception, environmental planning, design, scheduling, budgeting, public relations and
preparation of final plans, specifications and estimates. A leading expert in highway and bridge design in urban environments, Mr.
LaTuso has spent the majority of his career developing transportation projects in the NY/NJ metropolitan area and has a unique
understanding of the restrictions and difficulties in staging construction operations in urban areas. This experience provides him with
the ability to develop efficient, constructible designs that maximize work zones, safety and are cost effective to the owners.
Notable Projects:
• PANYNJ, Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program (BBNCP) Final Design and Construction Support Services, NJ.
• Eagle P3 FasTracks Commuter Rail, Denver, CO.
• NYCDOT, Design-Build Rehabilitation of the Northbound and Southbound Bruckner Expressway Bridges over CSX and
Amtrak Railroads, Bronx, NY.
• PANYNJ, LGA Airport Runway Extensions, LaGuardia Airport, NY.
• PANYNJ, LGA Airport Parking Garage Deck Rehabilitation.
• NYSDOT, Reconstruction of I-287 in the Village of Elmsford and Town of Greenburgh.
• NYS Thruway Authority, Woodbury Toll Barrier Conversion to High Speed EZ-Pass.
Case Studies and Challenges in Highway Engineering
The engineering consulting business includes all aspects of infrastructure projects, from initial conception through the passage of the project on to the travelling public. The future of engineering students will most likely include participation with a firm or agency on projects that are in some phase of development. This presentation will introduce the origin of projects, how they progress through the design phases from an agency and consulting engineering perspective, and the role engineers play in this process.