Darrell Johnson’s ability to keep a $2-billion design-build highway widening on track despite multiple risks and challenges stems partly from his experience by way of commuter rail.
The $231-million, 10-gate expansion of Concourse A at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) was nearing the end of its design phase in early 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic upended the passenger aviation industry.
The sudden collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge early on Jan. 28, 2022, gained national attention, occurring the same day as a pre-planned visit to the city by President Joe Biden and just weeks after Congress passed the $1.2-trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, in part to restore the safety and integrity of aging U.S. transportation systems.