PSPE Pittsburgh & Beaver Chapter Joint Function

Please join PSPE for the annual Beaver and Pittsburgh Chapter Joint Function at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriot!

                1 PDH

                Doors open at 5:30

                Dinner at 6:15

                Presentation at 7:00

Presentation

Peter J. Castelli
RIDC
Director of PennSTART

and

Joseph W. Sutor, P.E.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Planning & Design Services Manager

PennSTART is set to become the premier state-of-the-art facility for transportation safety and operational research in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region.

PennSTART’s vision embraces the development of a leading hub for innovation, where collaboration and cutting-edge technology thrive to boost transportation safety and efficiency.

PennSTART is tailored to spur advancements in various crucial transportation sectors with focus areas of innovation, including Traffic Incident & Work Zone Safety, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Tolling, Automated & Connected Vehicles, Commercial and Transit Vehicles, Crossing Safety (Rail, Bicycle, Pedestrian), Aviation and Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs)

Construction of the 2-mile oval highspeed track has started at the site located at RIDC Westmoreland, about 4 miles south of New Stanton, just off of SR 119.  The track is scheduled to open in the fall of 2026.