15th Annual CAI Engineering Seminar Tours Glen Island Bridge Construction Project

Pictured left, Scott Hunter, project manager of Kiewit Infrastructure Co./Eastern District, standing next to Westchester County DPW/Transportation Commissioner Hugh Greechan, Jr., P.E., explains to a group of visiting professional engineers the sequence of construction work on the bridge that connects Glen Island to the City of New Rochelle in southern Westchester.

TARRYTOWN, NY—The always-popular professional development seminar, presented annually by the Construction Advancement Institute (CAI), drew a capacity audience this fall for a program entitled “ENGINEERING: Knowledge, Innovation, Inspiration.”  More than 50 P.E.s gathered in late October to hear presentations by five experts in their respective fields, spanning materials, geotechnical engineering, industry innovations and the legal profession. 

Attendees earned six PDH/HSW hours from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and those health safety welfare credits are also recognized by the New York State Department of Education for P.E.s, said Mark Fante, who serves as CAI chairman and is vice president of Darante Construction Inc. of Elmsford, NY. Established in 2010, the CAI P.E. seminar perennially draws a diverse audience of P.E.s, architects and contractors—all keen to delve into a range of subjects. The topics and guest experts at the presentation last month were:  

  • Sustainability in Concrete Construction with Fiber Reinforced Concrete presented by  William Lyons III, FACI, who is National Business Development Manager, North East of The Euclid Chemical Company;
  • Risk Mitigation Strategies for Your Engineering Practice by Thomas H. Welby, Esq., PE, and Anthony P. Carlucci, Jr., Esq., of the law firm Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP;
  • Innovations in Our Industry by Steven Witkowski, P.E., principal/construction engineering of the engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti;
  • Geotechnical Engineering—Build on and with Earth Materials by Alfred H. Brand, P.E., BC. GE (Ret.) Technical Specialist at Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers;
  • Construction Dewatering by Matthew Cichetti, PE, Principal of Cichetti Engineering/Earth Construction Services.
From left: Matthew Pepe of the Building Contractors Association; Alfred H. Brand, PE, BC. GE (Ret) of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers; Matthew Cichetti, PE, of Earth Construction Services; William Lyons of The Euclid Chemical Company; Thomas H. Welby, Esq., PE, of Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP; and Steven Witkowski, PE, of Thorton Tomasetti.

Following five morning presentations and lunch at the Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown, the seminar integrated a practical component with an exclusive afternoon technical study tour. The group departed for a field trip to visit the “Glen Island Floating Bridge” to examine the sequence of construction work on the span that connects Glen Island to the City of New Rochelle in southern Westchester.

Kiewit Infrastructure Co./Eastern District is at work on the $78-million project to replace and repair the steel superstructure. The contract calls for upgrading electrical and mechanical systems, and adding much needed safety improvements, including new masonry and sidewalk replacement, to the 90-year-old crossing. The bridge is owned and operated by the Westchester County Department of Public Works & Transportation and serves as an important transportation link between the Glen Island Park and the New Rochelle community.

Completion date for the project is April 2027.

A new program is now being planned for mid-2026. For more information and registration, contact CAI Program Manager Laurel Brunelle at (914) 631-1033 or laurel@bcanys.org.

Published: December 11, 2025.

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