
General Session: Planes, Trains and Transformations: Elevating Infrastructure Through Design-Build?
Recorded On: 03/18/2025
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- Non-member Practitioner - $35
- Practitioner Member - $25
- Owner Member - $15
- Academia Member - $15
- Industry Partner Academia Member - $15
- Industry Partner Practitioner Member - $25
- Industry Partner Owner Member - $15
CONTENT EXPIRES: December 31, 2027
The future of transportation and aviation infrastructure demands efficiency, innovation and collaboration - and design-build is delivering. This session brings together industry leaders from the award-winning Nashville International Airport Terminal Lobby and International Arrivals Facility project and Amtrak to explore how design-build is transforming aviation and rail networks, ensuring faster, more cost-effective and resilient infrastructure.
From the Terminal Lobby and International Arrivals Facility at Nashville International Airport to Amtrak's broader efforts in modernizing rail infrastructure across the country. The panelists from Nashville and the presenter from Amtrak will discuss how they've tackled complex project delivery, multimodal connectivity and stakeholder engagement. While their work spans different sectors, the challenges - and the solutions - share key themes, including speed of delivery, sustainability, risk mitigation and passenger experience.
This dynamic discussion and presentation will highlight how design-build is shaping the future of integrated transportation networks and what industry professionals can learn from these high-profile efforts. Whether you work in aviation, rail or broader transportation, you'll gain valuable insights into how Owners and teams are structuring contracts, promoting innovation and pushing the boundaries of project excellence.

Laura Mason
Executive Vice President-Capital Delivery
Amtrak

Callie Hepler, LEED AP
Operations Manager
Hensel Phelps

Traci Holton
Assistant Vice President Development & Engineering
Nashville International Airport
Mrs. Holton is the Vice President of Engineering, Chief Engineer and Deputy COO for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA). As Chief Engineer, she is responsible for the design and construction of Nashville International Airports $1.4 billion expansion and renovation program, known as BNA Vision, and the $50 million annual capital program for both Nashville International and John C. Tune Airports.