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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Government Center Station,
Boston. April 2014-March 2016: Government Center Station is one of the key
transit stations within the MBTA transit system. Connecting the Green Line light rai!
with the Blue line it provides a Critical link from the urban core of Boston to Logan
Airport, East Boston and Revere. Government Cantar was also inaccessible to
persons with disabilities. Working with staff DePaola conceived of a plan that
shutdown the station for a perioc of approximately two years. The existing station
was demolished and new fully accessible renovated station was built in ifs piace.
This nearly 390M doilar project was completed on time and within the project
budget. The project invoived demolition, abatement of contaminated materials and
located within the City Hall Plaza in Boston significant coordination with multiple
stakeholders.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Assistant General Manager for
Design & Construction, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May
2008 to Apri! 2011: The Assistant General Manager for Design & Construction directs
and manages the Design & Construction Directorate which includes oversight of all
aspects of design and construction projects for the Authority's Capital Management
Program. The Assistant General Manager for Design & Construction is responsible for
building interdepartmental relationships with all Authority departments, such as
Operations, Police and Safety, ensures that ongoing and planned projects meet the
operating needs and requirements of the Authority, are carried out in accordance with
engineering and design quality and safety standards, and advance the Authority’s goal
of providing accessible, safe, reliable, clean and customer-friendly service to its riders.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Administrator
Highway Division, April 2011 to February 2015 As the Administrator, responsible
for the management of all facets of the Highway Division including; Operations and
Maintenance, Capital Improvements and Administration. As a direct report to the
Secretary of Transportation also responsible for advancing the integration of
Transportation functions statewe in cooperation with the other divisions; Registry,
Rail &Transit and Aeronautics.
The Highway Division consists of over 3,200 employees comprised of, the staff of 6
Highway Districts and a core staff of Administrative, Engineering and Budget personnel
in addition to the staff that is responsible for ail toll collections. The Highway Division is
responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of the Commonwealth's
state highways and bridges. The Division is responsible for overseeing traffic safety
and engineering activities including the Highway Operations Control Center ta
ensure safe road and travel conditions.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Accelerated Bridge Program
(ABP), Statewide Massachusetts. April 2011 to April 2015: As Highway
Administrator, Mr. DePaola was responsible for the implementation of
Massachusetts ABP program. A $3 Billion dollar investment in the replacement and
repair of over 200 bridges in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. During the time
period that Mr. DePaola served as Highway Administrator, several significant bridge
projects under this program were either awarded or completed or both. Including
the FAST14; 14 bndges replaced over 10 weekends on I-93, the Whittier bridge in
Amesbury, +95 over the Merrimac River, the Longfellow bridge in Boston and many
others. ABP utilized progressive methods in both the procurement and construction
of bridges. Using Design’Build Procurement to speed the time from concept to
award and advocating the use of rapid bridge construction techniques including
heavy lifts and pre-fabricated bridge sections.
