Thomas Prendergast, a former head of the New York MTA, is expected to be the next head of the Gateway Development Commission, the bi-state agency building $16 billion train tunnels between New York and New Jersey, according to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s office.
”Tom has a proven track record moving mega projects forward and a deep experience with all the key stakeholders, agencies and the construction challenges that are key to continuing the significant progress we’ve made on Gateway, with more to come,” Schumer said in a statement. “Tom’s experience fits the qualifications needed for this job to a tee.”
Prendergast, who has been described as a “consummate train guy” and has the historic backing of transit advocates, is familiar with Gateway. He is currently an executive at AECOM, the engineering firm that has done key design work on the project.
A spokesperson for Gateway, Stephen Sigmund, said the commission has a board meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday.
