New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joseph H. Boardman recently announced that Subi Chakraborti will be the new Acting Regional Director for New York State DOT’s Long Island office (Region 10). Chakraborti comes from the State DOT’s New York City office, where he was regional deputy director. He replaces retiring Acting Regional Director Thomas F. Oelerich. NY State DOT has yet to identify someone for the permanent position.

The Region 10 director will assume responsibility for the highly controversial Long Island Transportation Plan (LITP 2000). The plan seeks to widen most major roads on Long Island as part of its long term plan. The plan has been widely criticized as inappropriate for Long Island, which is struggling to develop growth and transportation strategies that will work in built-out suburbs.

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