HNTB Corp. appointed Michael Sweeney as its new executive VP. Since joining HNTB in 2012, Sweeney has served as New York office leader and Northeast Division president. He continues to serve in his role of Eastern U.S. Region president.
Sweeney has 31 years of industry experience in transit, design, construction management and program management, alternative financing and delivery, as well as disaster recovery and resilient infrastructure.
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He is involved with industry associations such as the American Public Transportation Association, serving on its High-Speed Rail Committee, and the American Railway and Maintenance-of-Way Association. Sweeney is also a board member of the Regional Plan Association and New York Building Congress.
He earned a Master of Science in construction engineering management from Polytechnic Institute of New York University and a Bachelor of Scie nce in civil engineering from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
The agreement provides competitive wages and reflects strong labor-management collaboration, positive working relationships, and a shared commitment to building a world-class transit system for the community, said RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
The priorities are outlined in the 2026 Board and CEO Initiatives and Action Plan, which serves as a roadmap to guide the agency’s work throughout the year and ensure continued progress and accountability on voter-approved transportation investments and essential mobility services.