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AECOM Names Veronica Vanterpool Sr. VP To Drive its Americas Transit Lead Team
DALLAS — AECOM, a leading global infrastructure building enterprise, has named Veronica Vanterpool senior vice president, Americas Transit Lead, for its global Transportation business. In this role, she will be responsible for delivering major transit projects across the Americas, driving AECOM’s business growth and advancing its strategic priorities in this critical sector.
Ms. Vanterpool is a nationally recognized leader in transportation with over two decades of experience, having most recently served as acting administrator of the Federal Transit Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
She formerly served as executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (2012-2017), and she also served as a board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2016-2019). Ms. Vanterpool’s appointment was effective immediately.
“Veronica’s appointment reflects our steadfast commitment to delivering sustainable, future-ready transportation solutions,” said AECOM President Lara Poloni. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.
Tutor Perini Wins Nearly $1.9B Contract To Build Interim Midtown Bus Terminal
NEW YORK—The Port Authority voted late last month to authorize a $1.871-billion contract to Tutor Perini Corporation to construct a new facility that will serve as the interim terminal during construction of the new Midtown Bus Terminal with a new, modernized ramp structure to allow direct access to and from the Lincoln Tunnel. The interim terminal will later transition to a bus storage and staging facility after completion of the main terminal, removing idling buses from city streets and eliminating bus congestion inside the main terminal.
The award comes a month after the agency broke ground on the Dyer Avenue deck-overs, which will consist of two decks built over below-grade portions of Dyer Avenue and the Lincoln Tunnel Expressway between West 37th and West 38th streets and between West 38th and West 39th streets. It will serve as a bus staging and operations area during construction of the main terminal and later be transformed into 3.5 acres of new publicly accessible open green space after construction of the new bus terminal is complete.
This latest contract award is a key step in advancing the Port Authority’s overall plan to transform the world’s busiest bus terminal into a world-class commuter experience and centerpiece for the local community, complete with an indoor atrium and new public open space alongside modernized features to improve the reliability and efficiency of terminal operations while reducing the facility’s impacts on the local community.
The authorization includes the construction of the core and shell of the new staging and storage facility at a guaranteed maximum price of $1.871 billion. The remainder of the components will be procured by Tutor Perini Corporation through a series of competitive bid processes with the oversight and approval of the Port Authority. Those components will be procured closer to the time needed in order to reduce cost risk and ensure price certainty.
“This contract award moves us from planning to progress on some of the most essential elements of the new Midtown Bus Terminal,” said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole. “The storage and staging facility and new ramp structure will form the operational backbone of the future terminal.”
Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton said the storage and staging facility is essential to build the new terminal in place while keeping buses and passengers moving efficiently. “Once the terminal opens, this facility will take idling buses off city streets and relieve bus congestion inside the terminal itself,” he added.
Published: July 18, 2025.