AtkinsRéalis has promoted toll sector business development project director Robert Horr and reorganised its operations.
Horr becomes national tolls director and tolls sector manager of the company’s US Department of Transportation business unit.
His predecessor Fran O’Connor was recently appointed commissioner of the New Jersey DoT (NJDoT).
Based in Nashville, Horr leads AtkinsRéalis’ tolls sector services, which include agency planning and programme management, intelligent mobility and financial support, priced managed lane networks and toll systems operations and maintenance.
"Robert is a senior-level executive with nearly three decades of toll systems knowledge and expertise whose leadership will ensure we continue delivering the quality systems implementation and operations that have become the hallmark of AtkinsRéalis’ toll business," says Steve Morriss, AtkinsRéalis president, US, Latin America, and Minerals & Metals.
Before AtkinsRéalis, Horr was executive director for the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority in New York. He is also a past president (2013) and honorary member of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA).
AtkinsRéalis says it is "experiencing rapid growth across all its US markets and is making significant investments in expanding and deploying capabilities to service its clients".
This has led to a number of new appointments in the company's tolling business.
Thomas Delaney, formerly East, South and Florida Tolls senior division manager becomes vice president, national senior business development director, based in Orlando, Florida. An AtkinsRéalis veteran, his remit is to engage with toll agencies, authorities, State DoT and private toll concessionaires to support their tolling infrastructure and systems.
Chris Bausher has been named division manager of the Florida Tolls region, while Raymond Cunningham now leads the Tolls Northeast region, from Maryland to Maine, as division manager.
Finally, Wayne Reed becomes division manager of the East/South region, overseeing toll support for clients throughout Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
“This team has a proven track record of delivering professional quality services and managing complex tolling projects for clients nationwide,” said Brad Dennard, senior vice president, DoT business unit director US, roads global market lead.
