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SUMMARY:President's Council - Andy Koziol: New MassDOT West-East Rail Director
DESCRIPTION:June 2024 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President's Council \n\n\n\n       \n\nJoin the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce for a conversation with the New MassDOT Director of West-East Rail\, Andy Koziol. In February 2024\, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt announced they had appointed Andy to be the Director of this new Program which seeks to extend passenger rail service from Boston to Worcester\, Springfield\, and Pittsfield.\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n		\n		\n			Photo Credit MassDOT\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\nAndy will be responsible for implementing the $108 Million federal grant awarded last year\, for track improvements between Worcester and Springfield\, which is imperative to both\, adding two Amtrak Inland Routes to Springfield and on to New York City as well as expanding passenger service to Springfield and Pittsfield.\n\n\n\nBefore assuming this new role\, Andy was the Director of Rail and Transit at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation\, working to advance passenger rail initiatives to provide better transportation options across the Commonwealth. He is a Massachusetts native with over fifteen years of experience working professionally as a transportation planner. Educated at UMass Amherst\, and later Rutgers University's Bloustein School\, Andy has focused his career on advancing safe\, equitable multimodal transportation with a primary concentration on commuter rail and intercity rail planning.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">June 2024 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President&#39\;s Council</span>&nbsp\;</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2083/Image/President_s_Council/AndrewKoziol.png" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;">Join the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce for a conversation&nbsp\;with the&nbsp\;</span></span><strong style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;">New MassDOT&nbsp\;Director of West-East Rail\, Andy Koziol.</strong><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;">&nbsp\;In February 2024\, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt announced they had appointed Andy to be the Director of this new&nbsp\;Program which&nbsp\;seeks to extend passenger rail service from Boston to Worcester\, Springfield\, and Pittsfield.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 300px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="154" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2083/Image/President_s_Council/CompassRail.png" style="width: 300px\; height: 154px\;" width="300" /></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 10px\;">Photo Credit MassDOT</span></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="line-height: 107%\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">Andy will be responsible for implementing the&nbsp\;</span><strong>$108 Million federal grant</strong>&nbsp\;awarded last year\, for track improvements between Worcester and Springfield\, which is imperative to both\, adding two Amtrak Inland Routes to Springfield and on to New York City as well as&nbsp\;expanding passenger service to&nbsp\;Springfield and Pittsfield.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Before assuming this new role\,&nbsp\;Andy was the&nbsp\;Director of Rail and Transit at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation\, working to advance passenger rail initiatives to provide better transportation options across the Commonwealth. He is a Massachusetts native with over fifteen years of experience working professionally as a transportation planner. Educated at UMass Amherst\, and later Rutgers University&rsquo\;s Bloustein School\, Andy has focused his career on advancing safe\, equitable multimodal transportation with a primary concentration on commuter rail and intercity rail planning.</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:George F. & Sybil H. Fuller Conference Room Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce 311 Main Street\, Suite 200 Worcester\, MA 01608
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URL:https://business.cmschamber.org/events/details/president-s-council-andy-koziol-new-massdot-west-east-rail-director-17378
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