Babu Veeregowda, PE, PTOE, AVS, joined HNTB Corp.’s Northeast Division as chief transportation/traffic engineer and VP. He is based in the firm’s New York City office located in the Empire State Building.
With more than 28 years of experience, Veeregowda has significant expertise providing traffic engineering and analysis for site development and transportation improvement programs. A noted expert on New York City infrastructure issues, he is a frequent speaker and presenter on contemporary traffic engineering issues.
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At HNTB, Veeregowda works with current and new clients to identify and solve significant operational issues specific to design-build projects including contracting and negotiation throughout the northeast region.
Prior to HNTB, Veeregowda served as a principal and chief traffic engineer with another engineering consulting firm. His experience includes work zone traffic control plans on the Kosciuszko Bridge Construction project, traffic studies manager to prepare the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway rehabilitation, traffic analyses for New Jersey Transit’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail System, the Long Island Rail Road expansion project from Floral Park to Hicksville, and the engineering analysis for the planning, design and implementation of Select Bus Service, New York City’s first-ever bus rapid transit system, among many others.
A professional engineer in New York and New Jersey, Veeregowda also is a professional traffic operations engineer and associate value specialist. He holds a Master of Science in transportation engineering from Villanova University and a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Bangalore University.
Veeregowda has authored multiple publications and presentations for the Institute of Traffic Engineers and the Transportation Research Board among others.
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.
