ACEC/MA Engineering and Public Works Roadshow: William Felton "Bill" Russell Bridge

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ACEC/MA Engineering and Public Works Roadshow:  William Felton "Bill" Russell Bridge

Join ACEC/MA by the William Felton "Bill" Russell Bridge that connects Boston's North End to Charlestown on October 23 to celebrate this engineering and public works project with a press briefing, technical tour and lunch. 

This event involves walking to certain points on and beneath the bridge. Wear comfortable walking shoes and gear appropriate for the weather. Parking is on your own; MBTA or Uber recommended. Paid parking on your own at Constitution Wharf Lot, Charlestown.

9:30 AM Check-In – Enter at RSM at 80 City Sq, Charlestown, on side entrance of RSM lobby (look for ACEC/MA sign), pick up name badges. Press event in RSM’s front meeting space or possibly in Breed’s Hill conference room on first floor.

10:00 AM Engineering and Public Works Roadshow celebration: Speaking program with assorted city and state elected and appointed officials – open to media.

Speakers invited:

Gerry Preble, ACEC/MA President as host to introduce speakers; speaking order is not set:

• MassDOT Highway: Jonathan Gulliver, Administrator, Carrie Lavallee, Deputy Administrator, Chief Engineer
  • District Highway Director, District 6: John McInerney 
• Julia Campbell, PE, Deputy Chief of Streets/ City Engineer, City of Boston with Benjamin Sun, PE, Chief Structural Engineer, Boston Public Works Department
• State Senator Lydia Edwards
• State Representative Dan Ryan
• Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, District 8
• Ed Baumann, PE, Benesch

App. 11:15 AM Technical Tour Guides from project team lead walking tour of the area, across the bridge and then back, led by Benesch and City of Boston engineers – open to media, with ACEC/MA Program Committee resource people to move people through separate stops and then back to RSM.

• Technical tour guides: Ashley Bomely, Benesch, Cheryl Coviello, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Miguel Rosales from Rosales+, Ed Baumann, Benesch, Mike Smith, GZA GeoEnvironmental
• Walking tour guides:  
• John Doherty (CDM Smith), Oluchi Anyachukwu (STV), Jonathan Kunay (CDM Smith), Kevin O'Shea (ACEC/MA), Alexis Sparrow, (TECET)
• Logistical Coordination: Rebecca Kennedy (TECET) 

12:30  Informal Sandwich Lunch with Q&A –closed press - at RSM, Breed’s Hill Room, at 1 Chelsea Street, Charlestown

• We plan to hold the entire event, except for walking tour, at RSM inside.
• App: 1:15 PM: event concludes

Thank you to our 2025 ACEC/MA Corporate Sponsors -- contact acecma@engineers.org for sponsorship info.